On 26 Aug 2016, Sam Hill wrote in alt.home.repair:

mikesang on googlegroups wrote:

I have the exact problem! Taking Benedryl and antibiotic and ice,
it's been 35 hours and my whole finger remains swollen and itchy.
What advice have you gotten.

Actually, Hofmann's hand continued to swell up and COMPLETELY FELL
OFF *four years ago* right after he posted that question.

Thanks for explaining that. The previous poster's out-of-the-blue
message had me stumped.