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if this pain is next to your sternum, right on the edge where it connects to the rib, it may actually be a rib. sometimes when a vertebrae is out of place in your back, it can tug on the rib attached to your sternum and cause a severe pain especially when you breathe. try and get someone to pop your upper back by lifting you up or walking on it (as much as i'm against it, it may help crack the right one.) just try not to get into a habit of popping your back if that solves it. cracking it often can cause to weakened joints later in life.

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Sharp pain under breast near ribcage?

I'm having a sharp pain located around my ribcage..but it's a pain that feels like it's coming from inside. At first it was hurting more near my heart..now it is lower. I've had this before but it's only lasted a minute or two..this has lasted for like 6 hours. It gets worse when I breathe in...

It might be Pneumothorax but I highly doubt it because youve said the pain has moved down more towards your stomach. That leads me to believe that it is just gas.

Breast cancer?

Heart problems?

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Probably just gas. When it happens to me, its a sharp shooting pain near the top of my sternum, underneath the breastbone.