I did finally see a sports medicine doctor at the end of last week. What he has me doing is taking 500 mg of naproxen twice a day for 10 days. That is supposed to prevent the hematoma from ossifying. If it does ossify, he said that all that could be done would to be to surgically remove the hard lump, something I definitely want to avoid. I am supposed to check back with him at the end of the month. If the hematoma hasn't gone done a lot by then, he will consider treating it with ultrasound to break it up. He would not try removing any blood with a needle or giving an injection to speed up the absorption; he doesn't feel either approach does much good.

The hematoma's colors are changing but I don't think the size has diminished at all.

The doctor also told me it was OK to ride. He did suggest I hit the sports store and see if I could find a protective pad, maybe in the football section, that I could strap over my shorts. I haven't gone shopping yet and probably won't. I doubt I could get the pad to stay on over something as slippery as cycling shorts and I know I couldn't fit a pad under the shorts. My approach is likely to be to try my hardest to stay upright on the bike!