I definitely had a stressful time up to and after being diagnosed. I’ve always been healthy and just being 56 was shocked at a PV diagnosis. Once you get it figured out, you’ll deal and take time to process. My husband had a liver transplant and I was very grateful to use his oncologist/hematologist and not have to wait so long for appointments. He was booked up for four months and got me in in two weeks. Labs took a while but he called me every time. Most facilities are not like this sadly. Keep us posted. Stay positive!