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Serena · 06-14-2003, 07:01 AM

Just letting you know that I had a stone in the bile duct of my liver which was causing the problem. I had an attack during Monday night/Tuesday morning and the pain was excrutiating! I'm home from hospital and getting better.

nire_3 : Sorry this is late but I'm just out of hospital: The first indication that it was a liver problem was the VERY bright yellow urine, though I was drinking LOTS of water (urine was brown first thing in the morning). Also my stools were pale and my whole body was VERY ITCHY! (I didn't turn yellow/jaundiced until the second attack) Also a low grade temperature and no appetite.

You can ask your doc to do liver function tests. There are several tests (bilirubin, Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), albumin, etc) BUT note that your liver function levels can go through the roof if you have gallstones. And if you have to choose between liver stones or gallstones, pray for gallstones. I've had both and both are extremely painful, but the gallstone was that little bit easier to deal with. JMHO.

Good luck!