Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Memory Foam Bed

Hi!
I am looking into getting a new mattress. Mine is pushing 10 years old and is causing me major pain...and it is frankly time to get a new one.

I was looking into getting a 10" memory foam mattress from Costco, which is medium to firm.

I was wondering if anyone has a memory foam and noticed if it reduces both pressure point and joint pain?

Thanks!
Cubsgirlfan

Or if anyone has any other great suggestions that are not thousands of dollars. This one is on sale for about 400.00 so thought it might be worth it, if it would help with pain.

I have a latex foam bed and find that is the most comfortable bed that I have slept on with having AS. I have a foam pillow too that is really light and easy to use. I hope you find something comfy.

i've had to throw away my memory foam pillow because it gave me terrible neck pain.
but i do use some "dormeo" mattress that's suppose to adjust to ones body and i am verry satisfied with it. the cost was about 250 $.

We have a temperpedic bed. It is wonderful, but was a bit pricey.

Mine is a 3 in. memory foam topper on top of a med-firm mattress. I love it. I totally get pressure point pain relief and joint pain relief. I didn't want something that would sag so in the middle too much, so I got the topper above a good mattress. And its super comfy.

I slep on a memory foam bed it was like sleeping on sand at the beach(without seeing good looking women)it sucks.It just brings back bad momeries.

Tommy

after several years of trying out potential new beds, spent ~$2500 for a traditional spring mattress and box spring. its firm, but not the firmest, second one down, and a little padding on top. got it at stickleys, can't remember the brand name now.

i've always found that firmer is better than softer for my back. so i started off on the firmest and went down until i was comfortable where it didn't feel hard as a rock.

if i stay at a hotel with beds with a good firm but slightly soft box spring my back is much better than if i stay at a hotel with softer mattresses. this weekend i was at a motel with a somewhat softer mattress, my husband thought it great, i was so stiff and sore in the morning, a hot shower and a few hours of walking finally had me back to "normal".

but the good hotels with the really thick really good probably really expensive mattresses are by far the best for my back.

on the recommendation of a friend, i bought a foam bed, not the temperpedic, but something she swore by. that bed was the worst for me! and i returned it before its 90 day warrantee was up.

when i sleep on a soft surface like foam, like a pillow top, etc, my back and butt muscles go into spasm.

i've thought about the air beds, that might work too.

but i've come to the conclusion that i just can't cut corners when it comes to the bed. and a good bed just seems to be expensive.

the bed i have now is good, if i sleep alone, which i do. the problem with our box spring is that when my husband sleeps on the other side on his side, the mattress tilts in just slightly and my muscles spasm trying to deal with it. so we have to sleep in separate beds; that's why we're considering the sleep number. but after spending $2500 on a bed, just can't see wasting that money right now. the other reason we're considering the sleep number is that even though i think i have about the best bed for me, i still can't sleep for more than about 6 hours (even that is no where near perfect, just doable) without a really stiff and sore back, so getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night like i should is a challenge.

good luck in finding a bed that is good for you!

I'll have to vouch for the Tempurpedic bed (even though you said it had to be less than thousands). It was worth it for us. Just the right amount of firm, with no pressure points. (only time I've felt it had pressure points was when my trochanteric bursitis was acting up and I was sleeping on that side). Both my husband and I sleep much better on this bed.

Is this a mattress or a mattress topper? 10 inches seems thin.

I've slept in a sleep number bed before and was very underwhelmed. There was a ridge between the sides (which was tough to avoid if you wanted to snuggle). And there are a lot of reports of mold around the air bladder, also parts that go bad.

Good luck on your search. Be sure that there is a trial period where you can return it if you can't sleep on it.

thanks for the info on the sleep number, now i don't feel so bad for not getting around to making the change maybe we'll try the temperpedic, though hubby has tried it in the store and didn't think he could get used to it. but it does have a money back guarantee so we could try it.