I'm miserable with this issue at 2.5 weeks post op. I won't go for days and then when the time comes (with assistance from Milk of Magnesia) it's extremely painful and takes forever. My doctor told me to take Colace and my NUT attributed it to too much Calcium. I was prescribed 1500mg of calcium chews a day (3) and was told to now just take 500 (1) a day because my brand of Protein shakes provide plenty of Calcium.< /p>
I bought liquid colace from the Pharmacy because I was scared to take a pill (even though the doc said it was ok). That stuff was NASTY and did not produce any results, so I will be picking up the pill form tonight. Hopefully with the decrease in calcium and few softeners in my system, things will get moving.
Insurance companies make deals with healthcare systems. So they agree to pay so much for a service and no more. It is likely that your insurance co has an agreement with your health care organization and you received a discount based on their agreement. This is a possibility.