I am a 41 year old woman, I woke up this morning with pain in between my rib area. It is a dull constant, pain, but when i breath deep, cough, or laugh it is a sharp pain each time. I am also having random sharp pain below my left rib. I stopped smoking 3 months ago, I still cough every morning for the first hour I am awake, and now and again still have mucus come up. I do have severe heartburn, I take prescription med for it...