My hands swelled up last week,fingers got real stiff , could not make a fist .At the same time they werr itching .i was itching all over my body .suspected i had Hives took antihistame for it along with cream.A week after this began I bought 2 jars 450e in weight.from a store carried them home and my hands have been painful eversince last friday.What i would like to know are my hands painful because they became real swollen the week before and had not recovered from the experience or do they hurt because I carried 2 jars home and they are now strained .