Sprained thumb, or broken thumb?

Question

At the beginning of June my right thumb got hit really hard with a basketball and it swelled and bruised a little bit. Now it is August 8th and the swelling and bruising is gone, but it still hurts a little to bend it in any direction. When I went to my sports physical the doctor said that it might be broken and that i should get an X-ray. Wouldn't it hurt worse if it was broken or could it really be broken. Or is it just sprained?

Answer 1

i am not a medical professional merely a first aider.

better safe than sorry get an x-ray

it could of been broken and if you dont get a broken bone seen to it could result in pain for a long time. Sprain pain should of gone by now unless you continued with basketball.

see a doctor is my non medical opinion. the pain would of reduced as it has been a while therefore there is a chance of a hair line fracture.