For the past few days my breasts feel very heavy and painful....so much so that when i sleep i have to cushion both with pillows..the pain is sometimes excruiating?

Breast pain ?'s: At 58, if you have sustained lengths of time between bleeding episodes, the ovaries may be making continuous estrogen without ovulation, which stimulates breasts and fibrocystic disease causing pain. Check with your gyn physican, who may recommend low dose oral contraceptives for a brief time, which stops ovarian estrogen production and the swelling and pain resulting.