Good evening, lulu12! I am very sorry to read you are suffering extreme pain in your chest and upper back.

While I am truly not a doctor I certainly suggest you do go see either your regular doctor or Emergency department. Any time a person has the type of pain you are experiencing it certainly does help to rule out 'heart attack', 'gall bladder attack' or, yes, a severe Costochondritis attack.

When I experienced my first Costochondritis attack it scared the living daylights out of me. I immediately attended my hospital's Emergency department to be checked out as I feared I was having a heart attack.

Luckily I was not and a couple of Tylenol took care of my pain.

As it has been a few days since your post appeared, I am assuming everything is A-1 OK your way. Please let us know. - Magician -

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