question: I have pain at the base of my skull in the back that extends to both shoulder blade areas and a bit around the front at the bottom of my rib cage. I am 34 years old, 5 10 and I weigh 220 lbs. I have also just recently became ill (I think it was food poisoning). I am a bit better now. The day I fell ill, I threw up about 15 - 20 times in quick succession.