Tred and TR6, thanks SO much for the informative posts and link. I'm going to look it over thoroughly in order to be able to learn a little more about how the liver functions. I already try to adhere to the guidelines regarding how much APAP I injest daily, but I have to be honest and say that there have been times I have gone over the limit, especially when I was taking the 10/500's.
I've since switched back to the Norco's and am tryng just to take them when completely necessary, but I've found that being pain free (or at least as comfortable as possible) has become freeing to me. Also, taking them before the 'big pain' hits works better in regard to pain management (snuffing it out before it gets me). Ya know, like taking the kids to mall excursions and taking step classes at the gym. Stuff I took for granted before and I want to continue to do so badly now.
So I'm really grateful you provided the more detailed information (I've already copied it into my Word document) so I can look back on it when I need to. Like everyone says, we only have one liver.