My head has been in a spin since I was diagnosed with Polycythemia. I have to go in for a phlybotomy at least once a month. They implanted a 'Bards' Port for this and now I can't find anyonethat knows how to use it to draw off the excess blood. I was already dealing with the reality that I will have to have both heart valves replaced and have been in atrial fibrilation for over a year. I am tired, bone tired.

I take Warfarin for the a-fib and have to take blood tests (PT/INR) for that on a regular basis and now polycythemia? The veins in my arms are screaming for relief, hence the port.