My IVF start date had been set for today. I was supposed to go back to Jacksonville to get another scan done, have more blood drawn, and be taught how to mix the medicines and inject them into my stomach on a daily basis. Oh, and the paying part happens, too. But, a few days after my start date was set at my last appointment, every weather and news station started talking about Hurricane Irma, and things didn't look good for Jacksonville. After a few anxiety-ridden days of watching the weather forecasts, I called the clinic to see if it was possible to delay my start date by a week instead of an entire month. Thankfully, because they had me on birth control pills, a week delay was possible as long as I remained on "active" birth control pills.
I went to the pharmacy to refill my prescription, but was told insurance wouldn't pay for a new month of pills until Sept. 12 (my last day of current active pills) because it was too early for a refill. By that point, it looked like Irma was also going to hit my town as a Tropical Storm, so I decided to just pay the cost to get a new pack of pills, not wanting to risk the chance that the pharmacy wouldn't be open on the 12th because of power issues.
Thankfully, I made the right decision by delaying the start date and paying out-of-pocket for the birth control, as much as I just wanted to get started with everything. From Sunday-Monday, Sept. 10-11, Irma flooded Jacksonville, knocked down lots of trees and power lines in my town, and did similar things to the towns between me and Jax. Although the clinic was undamaged and back up and running by today, there was no way I'd have been able to make it there for my appointment.
My new start date is now Thursday, Sept. 21, which also happens to be the first day of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. That seems appropriate, right?