Is my finger broken or just bruised?!


Question: Is my finger broken or just bruised?
I was playing basketball in gym and this kid hit the ball out of my hand but hit my finger too
it started swelling and it hurt so i iced it

its morning now and its still a bit swollen but its blueish purple in the area
when i straighten it its fine and i can make a fist but it hurts a little and is hard because of the swelling
i've fractured my growth plate in the same finger before and im kind of worried
i have to go to florida for soccer in 18 days so im freaking out

Answers:

It's not broken, just put some ice on it to help the swelling. It might've bent your finger too far in one direction or jammed it. I once jammed my finger in basketball because it bounced on the rim and landed right on my finger. If you put ice on it the swelling does go down, but it might be a little bigger than usual for a couple days. Mine was.



If at all possible, go get an x-ray to get it checked out. That's the best way to know. I hit my finger a few years ago so hard that I thought I was going to pass out and it turned horribly black and blue and I couldn't move it. I thought for sure it was broken. But when I got an x-ray it turned out it was just badly sprained and I just had to keep it taped to my other fingers for a couple of weeks. So really, there's no sure way to tell without an x-ray. If you can't get it checked out, keep it taped to at least one other finger and try to move it as little as possible. Good luck!



Only an X-ray will tell for sure.




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