I fell at work Feb 20, 2017 fell face first I had a laceration on my forhead rt side laceration on eye lid rt side and ended up with a softball size hematoma on the rt side of face. That has been 3 mo ago and i still have a golf ball size hematoma on rt side with swelling up to my bottom eye lid and all across the bridge of my nose. It is very painful and God forbid i have to lean over or lift something very heavy. It will throb for hours. I have had 4 I&D woth nothing coming out but the 3rd time pus. So i have had 2 rounds of antibiotics. I am know under the care of a facial trauma surgeon. He wants me to wait til next month and see if it will get any smaller. Whatever is in the is putting pressure on a nerve that makes my rt upper lip feel numb all the time. It has been a horrible experience. Any suggestions?
Talk with your PT about using electro stimulation. It supposedly gives genuine relief, although it may be temporary. Ultrasound is another form of treatment, but the research I've seen says there is a risk it can cause further tissue damage. What we all need is medical professionals who specialize in hematomas. I'm thinking about seeing a sports clinic type place where they see more of these type of injuries on a regular basis. Good luck. I'm on month 3 of my hematoma (a tree fell on me). But, it's only a bit painful. I call it an "unwanted guest". Waiting for him/her to vacate my premises!
I am a 15 year old boy that plays travel basketball, and today at my game I got elbowed in the head by a really tall kid and then had a big head knot or hematoma. Right after I walked off the court I applied ice to it and kept it like that since now...it's been about 4 hours since my injury...does anyone know how long this bump will be there cuz I have a school dance coming up so I need to know
Hey i have a hematoma on my cheek for 4 months now, just below my eye during a car accident, i wanted to ask that did the drainage lead to a scar on your body?
I have one as well from auto accident mine is on the right I'm in pain all the time as well.
See a General Surgeon. They will know whether to aspirated, drain or surgically remove it.
It has been at least five years since I fell down some stairs at work. I had huge hematomas on both shins where I took the brunt of my fall. There were a couple of more injuries to the same places over the following 2-3 years when I fell because my apartment complex rarely removes snow.
I have a painful (to direct pressure, not in general), semi-solid, squishy flat lump below my right knee. If pressed, my skin literally feels dead in some parts and tingles in others. I cannot kneel or get down on one knee anymore. Sit on the floor? Nope. To fall is my greatest fear because putting pressure on my knees and shins to lift myself is excruciating. The doctors told me it could be up to two years before the deep bruises I had from the initial injury would completely heal. This is not what I expected. It has reduced my quality of life enormously. I avoid certain activities because my mobility is restricted. You don't realize how much you need to kneel or get on one knee to reach under things or get on the floor. MRIs only seem to show edema around my knee, nothing to get excited about. But it's there, and it is not normal. Now I feel more determined to get this thing drained, removed, explored, whatever, and something fixed so I can function like a normal person again.
I have a painful (to direct pressure, not in general), semi-solid, squishy flat lump below my right knee. If pressed, my skin literally feels dead in some parts and tingles in others. I cannot kneel or get down on one knee anymore. Sit on the floor? Nope. To fall is my greatest fear because putting pressure on my knees and shins to lift myself is excruciating. The doctors told me it could be up to two years before the deep bruises I had from the initial injury would completely heal. This is not what I expected. It has reduced my quality of life enormously. I avoid certain activities because my mobility is restricted. You don't realize how much you need to kneel or get on one knee to reach under things or get on the floor. MRIs only seem to show edema around my knee, nothing to get excited about. But it's there, and it is not normal. Now I feel more determined to get this thing drained, removed, explored, whatever, and something fixed so I can function like a normal person again.
ortho doc who specializes in athletic injuries? They see more of this sort of thing
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that's exactly what I wish I could do; walk normal! After a serious falling accident on our treadmill at home in May, I suffered injuries to both knees. the right knee had a severe laceration and I was stitched up in the er; doc told me other leg would just be a lot of bruising. It turns out that this knee is the one that bothers me now to the point that walking is painful. the reason is because I have a large hemotoma on my inner thigh where I fell, and when I stand up it pushes against my knee also, causing tight painful sensations. I am going to physical therapy, using heat therapy and take a pain pill at night if pain keeps me awake, and I also take one before my pt sessions, hoping that the hemotoma will dissipate/dissolve as docs tell me. I want to do the things I did before- I like all sorts of outdoors activities- and especially want to walk and live life as it moves
again. People keep telling me "no pain no gain" sort of attitude and I am reassured I have it in me, if I just reach far enough. I am reaching!! I also know my own body and would say yes to having the hemotoma drained if it could mean I can walk again normally.
again. People keep telling me "no pain no gain" sort of attitude and I am reassured I have it in me, if I just reach far enough. I am reaching!! I also know my own body and would say yes to having the hemotoma drained if it could mean I can walk again normally.
I now have a huge hematoms fr a tummy wound after surgery app the drains were removed to soon im in pain all the time and its very rericting and awfull to look st they now argree to surgicaly remove it soon
I went today to an occupational/lymhadema therapist in relation to swelling and pain I am having due to a hemotoma after a serious treadmill accident back in May at my home where I fell on right knee & had a deep laceration that had to stitched in ER and the left leg and knee was the "saver" leg I guess. This is the leg that is causing me all kinds of grief and has been for 9+weeks! In the first month I was swollen and bandaged and had to wait fir stitches to heal. Then I tried physical therapy and left this to seek more advice after 8 visits and little success. Now they are wanting me to come back for more massaging and pool therapy sessions. I wish I could have it drained surgically and have my life back!
I do not feel so crazy anymore after reading about how many people have gone through this hemotoma pain thing. I fell in May this year and now almost 3 months later am still suffering from pain I keep insisting is from the hemotoma in my left thigh. It makes it difficult to walk or sit for very long. I have gone to pt and stopped that bcz the pain has not decreased at all. Some days I hit a wall by the end of the day and just cannot do anything. I have learned how to live with higher levels of pain bcz I have to. I have listened to all medical advice and do home still do home pt exercises every day. Previous to this accident, I was a very active person,bicycling and walking and swimming --busy all around, and very happy. I am blessed to have an incredible husband and family who are keeping me sane. I am going to a different Dr now who has me in lymphadema occupational therapy and wants me to try pool therapy too. I will see if it helps, but will need to insist upon hemotoma removal if it doesn't improve within the next couple of wks. NO one cares more about me than I do! I can't live in pain forever and just wait for reabsorbtion. I have a life and a very full one with 2 children, older parents, both needing help more now & I can't bcz I am actually disabled by this injury! I think it's ridiculous when I did not break any bones. If i let this injury hang on for too long, then I WILL be disabled. NO NO NO
I finally went to mayo and it turned out to be internal de-gloving (skin/muscle separate and blood fills cavity. A lot of tissue had died from loss of blood flow and I required surgery. Still have abnormal contour but get to keep leg. Get a second opinion. Morelle Levalle lesions are often misdiagnosed as hematomas.
Thank you sharing your story, I have one now since feb, going to have it removed
I wish I could have this same pain free existence you speak of! I also am an avid, though recreational cyclist, love walking.hiking, swimming- being active outdoors & indoors we have exercise equipment too. I have never sat as much as I have in these last 3 months. In May I fell on the treadmill in our home on both knees. Right knee had severe laceration, left knee was the "saver" knee- no cuts, but deep bruising and swelling that is pretty much always hurting. After 14 weeks of this, I am improving but at a snails pace. I did some physical therapy and now am in lymphadema/occupational therapy and have been approved to get in the pool and will do pool therapy when that's assigned. Then back to the doctor end of this month. I have already nagged about surgical drainage of hemotoma site in left leg and the answer is always no, it's too far out from injury. How did you get approval for the surgery? I want to walk normal and be pain free again.