I have pain in the left side of my chest below the breast but near the ribs. It hurts if I try to take a deep breath or cough or If i strain to go to the bathroom. it also hurts when I move into a lying down position or when getting up. I feel it when walking. It feels like the burning sensation you get when you've had surgery but I haven"t. It started 8 days ago and has not gotten any better. My back is starting to hurt now from compensating for the pain. I was in the ER on day 4 because my doctor wanted me to go there for obvious reasons - to rule out any heart-related issues (which was ruled out). They also checked for a blood clot in the lung which was ruled out. The ER doc said it was viral pleurisy but I don't have a cough, etc. It feels more like some kind of trauma-related pain / condition. I do not believe it's pleurisy but what else can cause this kind of pain? It feels more like some kind of tear or something?