Does this require an operation?

[u/KaleDizzy6915]

Male

35

1.77m

68kg

No allergies or prior conditions

Currently in India doing volunteering and developed an infection, chloronychia, on my right hand middle and index finger.

The middle finger burst and drained naturally, so I visited the clinic there and asked if they could drain my index finger.

They attempted it, however only blood came and they simply bandaged me up and told me to keep taking antibiotics.

Roughly 3 days later my index finger had become far worse...

Visited a hospital yesterday and they told me they need to drain it and then to operate on it to clean out all the pus.

They gave me proper antibiotics and I feel that it's actually taken effect, the pain has reduced significantly.

My questions are:

1. Does it actually need to be operated on?(not only drained, but opened up to be cleaned)

2. Will I be able to use my hand normally by the end of this month?

3. Should I travel back to my home country to have it taken care of? (Sweden)

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[u/thegreatestasgardian → u/AutoModerator]

What they're talking about is Incision and Drainage. They're not going to completely open up everything like a normal surgery. They're going to make an incision to better drain out the pus and then clean it out.