 [ Symptoms ] should i talk to my doctor before beginning an exercise program [ Disease ] if you suspect that the injury was capable of breaking a bone then yes an xray is really the only way to conclusively determine if you have a fracture or not without the ability to examine you hand first hand this is really the best advise i can offer a description is really not sufficient to make that call your symptoms do not show a need of a x ray but if you are worry why not go ahead taking it get well soon dhammika abeygoonawardhane from sri lanka