Anybody familiar with high AST levels?

Ive been having what i believe are gallbladder issues but i noticed my AST levels are high. Anybody know what this means?

It could be indicative of liver dysfunction.

This is interesting and informative: http://www.livestrong.com/article/263112-what-causes-elevate d-liver-levels-of-ast/

especially this part: 

Bile Obstructions

One of the functions of the liver is to make bile, which aids in digestion in the intestine. The biliary ducts drain bile from the liver to the intestine. Bile duct obstruction with gallstones or tumors, or destruction of bile ducts by the immune system causes bile to back up into the liver, notes "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine" by Anthony Fauci, MD. This causes damage to the liver cells and the release of liver enzymes such as AST into the blood.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/263112-what-causes-elevate d-liver-levels-of-ast/#ixzz22PJcBf4J

Do you drink alcohol?  If your ALT is normal and your AST is high drinking can be the cause of that.  I'm sure there maybe other reasons for a high AST.....but thats the only one I know.

Lol...sorry i havent had a drink in 20 yrs...right after i found out i was pregnant i gave it up...apparantly forever

Glad I made u laugh!!  Did you get an order for the HIDA scan or whats going on with that? 

Never mind......I just saw you answered this earlier today.

I hope i get it soon cause this pain....wherever is coming from is taking over my life

High AST - I was told it had to do with high liver enzymes, which can be caused from drinking alcohol, taking too much Tylenol, or from fatty liver disease. This was told to me from a general surgeon. My AST levels are now in the normal range after losing weight.