Unless things get bad or show outwardly signs of infection, the increase in pain is pretty common. Inflammation usually takes 3 days to peak. But everyone is different. You'll probably be at peak inflammation just now. My wife was fine day 0 and the next day. A few days later the pain increased, but it died down again. But yeah, just keep an eye out for any sign of infection like redness, pus etc. But it shouldn't be.

Hello and thanks for posting.

I see you have had a useful reply from another cancerchat member.

Try and take it easy, and take regular painkillers for the next few days. Do contact your hospital breast care nurse/team, if you have any concerns, moving forward.

Best wishes,

Vanda

I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed  in August and this happened to me also. The second week I had nerve pain but it all settled down. Keep an eye and if you aren’t happy or noticed any more swelling or redness then get in touch with your breast nurse. Sending you lots of love x

Thank you. I am sewing the nurse tomorrow to remove my dressing. 

Hospital appointment is on the 17th January so a long wait to find out what my next treatment plan will be 

Yes , any concerns ,have it checked .Can you feel any heat or redness ? 
I had bilateral mastectomies and lymph clearance on one side .No pain, just found it hard not to do much , have to listen to them ,although it’s hard . Good luck tomorrow xx