Hi, I have experienced something like this for a while now, and as of late, it has gotten really bad. The pain I get is constant and stays right where the rib cage ends in the middle, like right below the sternum. Sometimes it radiates up both sides of my neck, and sometimes it just goes "through" to my back...I went to see my doc, and I am scheduled to have an abdominal ultrasound to check for gallstones, and they believe that I have reflux disease (GERD). I even get the feeling at times that my throat is "closing up," which is no fun at all. I have been put on Protonix for the GERD, and we'll see what the results are after my tests. Hope you have some answers by now and are feeling better. Hang in there!View Thread