Pain center upper stomach/rib cage meets

About a month ago I started having a dull pain in the upper center of my stomach, slightly below where my rib cage meets. It defiently gets worse when I eat or drink. Feels like all my food gets stuck there and needs help down. This will last for a couple of hours. I ate a salad the other night and it made it hurt really bad. It feels as if the pain never goes away, just gets really faint. Then when I eat it flares it up. Any ideas? I've been freaking out. I suffer from anxiety, so of course I think the worse and I'm scared to go to the doctor. My husband says he sometimes gets the same thing, but his will also burn, which mine never does. Any info would be helpful. Thanks
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