hug for me feels like somebody giving me a bear hug/tight squeeze and not letting go. I can technically breathe, but can't breathe in/out normally - let alone take a good, deep breath. Almost like a bra on way too tight, but in a different spot around my chest. Told my doc once "I just needed him to lift off my ribs so I could take a decent breath!"

I don't get "pain", just a really aggravating constricting feeling. Lots of people feel it in different levels of the trunk (anywhere from shoulders down to lower abdomen). Some have pain, others just a tight banding feeling.