I had a stereotactic biopsy four weeks ago. Two weeks after the biopsy, I noticed a red spot below where the needle went in. I went to the doctor and he put me on antibiotics. Four days later, it was a full abscess. It was drained and I was sent to a breast surgeon the next day. The breast surgeon immediately scheduled me for surgery. She removed an abscess that was 4.5 centimeters long. I now have an open wound that is an inch long and two inches wide and 4.5 cm deep. When I went in to the first doctor two weeks after the biopsy, the nurse said I was the second one that week. Does this mean someone messed up? I had gerneral anesthetic surgery. I assume because the abscess was deep and large. How long would it be expected that I need to have the packing redone. It is being repacked every other day and is very painful and nerve wracking. My breast is bruised from the packing.