Hello, I'm a 34 year old female. About 8 months ago I had a fall; it wasn't very hard but I fell very twisted. I thought I had cracked my ribs then. I had intense pain in the middle of my chest below my breast where my ribs meet. After about 2 weeks I noticed a big swollen ball had developed over my left rib. It's been 8 mo's and I'm still hurting all of the time. My upper abdomen hurts, burns and is nauseous constantly. It seems worse when I eat. The many, many doctors I have seen haven't given it much thought. They have said it must be traumatized fat. I don't understand this when my symptoms have worsened over time.