 [ Symptoms ] diagnosed with hematoma following hernia surgery swelling and pain continue should i return to doctor visited surgeon yesterday he stated that the hematoma would improve in the next 5 7 days today the swelling of the abdomen is increasing along with the pain should i wait this out or make another visit  [ Disease ] this is a difficult question to answer as it will all depend on how things go your friend may need to change some things initially during the recovery period however there is a very good chance that she will have no long lasting effects from the surgery though this somewhat depends on what part of the colon is going to be removed i would recommend that your friend talk to her surgeon to be sure she knows what to look out for