Mammogram scheduled immediately after biopsy?

I can't remember having a mamogram after the biopsy, but I remember seeing the marker they insert on slide.

The post-biopsy mammogram has several reasons. One is indeed to identify the marker, another is to see if the microcalcifications of concern were all removed from you, and lastly, they also image the removed samples afterwards to be sure they see the removed microcalcifications within the samples, before they completely disconnect you. 

It didn't happen to me, probably because they removed 12 samples, but they could conceivably go back and remove more samples if the post-biopsy imaging showed they left some behind-they referenced counting in my report so apparently they can count those calcium deposits. (I wish I could have had more removed since my focus was/is out out out-I wanted mastectomy!)

My microcalcifications all sat on the absolute edge of the samples. Made me wonder if I should be concerned that they weren't smack dab in the middle of the samples, which to me equates with better margins.

It was a much more gentle mammogram afterwards for me. They were able to confirm the area biopsied and see the marker. That was all they needed to know.

My mammo after biopsy was not painful, either.

Very normal and not painful.

MelissaDallas is correct about not wearing your best outfit-they tucked small thin flat absorbent sheets inside my jeans waistband to catch drips-I probably had more of a trickle lol since I didn't think to stop taking my daily baby aspirin that week. I told the dr to let it trickle for a while (at my age I believe in the health benefits of blood letting) which he did and then the trickle eventually stopped on its own. (I wonder with women who develop large bruises afterwards whether they were bandaged too soon.)

Funny story when that happened. I tend to be a fainter over blood draws, etc. I was still numb and didn't realize I had a cold pack in my bra. I looked down and saw the blood and at the same time felt the cold damp of the pack with the inside of my arm. My mind went to "soaked through with blood & bleeding all over" bandages. It was really just the cold pack. I told them I was going to faint and sat down. They finally had to get a wheelchair to take me to the suite for my other ultrasound biopsy because I just couldn't stand up without getting dizzy again.

I agree about wearing old clothes. They had trouble stopping my bleeding after my MRI biopsy. Got blood all over my waist band, but they were old black yoga pants so not a big deal. I am normally not a bleeder like that, but the doctor said it was because of how vascular the particular biopsy site was (the needle had to go right under the nipple). That one ended up being a hematoma and then was benign.