I am a white 52 year old female with some intense pain on my left side under my rib cage.  I am experienceing shortness of breath and sharp pain in this area.  I am in general good health.  Overweight, Non-Smoker.  No major health issues other than this pain that started about 2-3 days ago.
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would like to explain that your symptoms don't seem to be cardiac related. Is this pain modulated by respiration or the body movements? A comprehensive differential diagnosis between different disorders (like Costco Chat Doctor.  I would recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound, a chest x-ray study and some lab blood tests (complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate, kidney and liver function tests, blood electrolytes, etc.). If all the above tests result normal, the main cause of this symptomatology would be a musculoskeletal pain. In such case, painkillers (like ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc.) for a short period of time would be helpful. Hope to have been of help! Feel free to ask any other questions, whenever you need! Best wishes,