For a couple of months I have been concerned by an irritation in the middle of my chest as low as the bottom of my ribs. Sometimes it moves higher. It wasn't there all the time. It would come and go during the day. Sometimes I noticed it more than others. I wasn't well last week with some 24 hour flu type feeling and then a cough started and my chest irritated even more. I don't want to go to the doctors unnecessarily but now worrying as I posted my concerns a short time ago after hearing that asbestos lung disease had been diagnosed in teachers. After reading the links the irritation bothered me even more. Has anyone had anything similar? Wondering if I should wait until the cough clears up and see if irritation is still there or go anyway.