I haven’t had this sort of pain as a grown-up but I certainly remember something very similar as a child, where I couldn’t breath for the pain in my ribs and it lasted a few minutes then went as quickly as it came, I had to breath very shallowly during an ‘attack’. My doctor just said growing pains I think, I never did get a satisfactory answer really, well not an explanation as such. Thank goodness I haven’t had them for years.
Barbara
(UK)