Oh yes I remember that rib pain, and after that the between the shoulder blade pain.
You hate to feel a cough or sneeze coming.
It is all a part of the degeneration.
Would you believe during that time all I was taking was asprin. 500mg in the morning and 500mg at night worked for me.
I wish you the very best hopefully you will get some meds to take care of the pain
Take care
Doreen