Uggggg...I'm sad see all of these. I too was in an accident last July. I haven already had 2 surgeries on my right side. The hematoma I've had the entire time just isn't going away. It's a but smaller but it's been 11 months. I can't walk long distances and at night it swells up near my torso. It's quite sore at times. I'm getting an ultrasound Monday so the dr can decide if surgery is needed. I'm worried it will and the thought of the drain mess is daunting to say the least. is the surgery painful? Is the drain painful???