I had an interesting experience taking my mother to the ER for pain coming from that area. She described it as severe, and she's a trooper. What I learned, and I suppose it's obvious, was that most non-tumor liver problems are secondary, a symptom of the liver coping with something elsewhere. Her liver was enlarged because it as overworked. Though the ultrasounds showed obvious inflamation the ER guys didn't pick up what was going on, gave her pain pills, and nausea pills for the pain pills. It wasn't until her Internist sent the pics to other radiology staff and ordered a bevy of blood screenings that they found the problem.
I came out of the experience with the feeling liver problems can be a puzzle even to the most experienced healthcare workers. As always, each case is unique, but that doesn't mean you won't hear generalizations & platitudes when the staff is puzzled. It's an important area. I'd get it checked until you're comfortable a doctor has a handle on what's happening.
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