For the past week, I have had pain in the center of my chest, that goes straight through to my back. On some areas of my chest and over my left breast and under my arm, it is very tender when I press there. I cannot detect any lumps. The pain mostly stays to the center and goes straight through my back right to the bones that go down my back. My doc seems to think this is costochondritis or a pleurisy thing. I am just now recovering from viral meningitis. I had that for almost two weeks. Could this be a result of that? I also suffer from MVP, GERD, hiatal hernia and IBS. There is just a little discomfort when I inhale, but it is not too bad. The pain sometimes feels like it is in my throat also. I just had a blood draw done to check my thyroid, liver and kidney functions, and all is normal. I had a chest x-ray done a few months ago as well as a CT scan done on my abdomen/pelvic area and all results come out fine. How long should I expect these symptoms to last? I am currently taking Advil and Bextra for this and it only seems to help a little. Thank you...