Buying a new bed

marie48

I have been looking to buy a new one for months and could not decide. I wanted one with pocket springs and memory foam. I had this in mine for my chronic backache, little did I know I will be suffering from neck and shoulder pain as well. I read memory foam is very good if you suffer from pain. the other option is an ortho but now with this new shoulder and neck pain, I think it will be too firm, better something that will mould to my body. I have found, now I have to sleep on my back to ease the pain whereas before I sleep in the foetal position, all curl up.

I have been searching the forum on the internet for advice and got more confused. Not much help in the shop as well. The one I have in mind is a Slumberland deluxe memory foam at approx £500 on the sale. Please can anybody recommend a good bed for me!! As this is the arthritis forum, I am sure somebody will be able to give me some advice of the kind of bed they use. Thanks

brian35

We bought a memory foam mattress made by Health Beds as they came out well in the Which report. Found Mattress Man to be the cheapest place

salsal

i brought a pocket sprung memory foam matress from makcro but couldnt turn over on it and got very hot just wasnt comfy and went back to sleeping in the chair. ummed and ahhed and brought an electric bed with massager, memory foam matress and full legs and head up and down controls and am so much more comfortable not completely pain free but worth every penny that i had been very reluctant to spend much cheaper than most beds as well make sure you try the matresses out before you buy

woodbon

I've got a memory foam mattress topper and pillow. I love them both! If we hadn't just bought a new bed last year, I would definately go for a memory foam mattress I'm quite tempted anyway, but it would be a bit extravigent, but.... Maybe. Sue

michelle22

I can't give you any advise on mattresses but I can say make sure you get the VAT off the price

marie48

michelle22 wrote:

I can't give you any advise on mattresses but I can say make sure you get the VAT off the price

Michelle, I do not understand that bit about getting the VAT off, is there a nil vat for people with arthritis. How do you go about getting it?

tamnwill

I bought a memory foam (Tempur) mattress and have found it to be superb not only for my athritis but also when I was pregnant, I also bought the tempur memory pillows..........can't say enough about the quality of sleep I get now. When buying a memory foam, make sure you get the best density one you can, There are cheaper brands out there and ebay uk is a good place to look (brand new ) Good luck, Tam

marie48 wrote:

I have been looking to buy a new one for months and could not decide. I wanted one with pocket springs and memory foam. I had this in mine for my chronic backache, little did I know I will be suffering from neck and shoulder pain as well. I read memory foam is very good if you suffer from pain. the other option is an ortho but now with this new shoulder and neck pain, I think it will be too firm, better something that will mould to my body. I have found, now I have to sleep on my back to ease the pain whereas before I sleep in the foetal position, all curl up.

I have been searching the forum on the internet for advice and got more confused. Not much help in the shop as well. The one I have in mind is a Slumberland deluxe memory foam at approx £500 on the sale. Please can anybody recommend a good bed for me!! As this is the arthritis forum, I am sure somebody will be able to give me some advice of the kind of bed they use. Thanks

michelle22

Marie when you buy the bed you say to the company that you are disabled and you qualify for zero vat as it is for your own use they should give you a form for you to sign saying that you don't pay for vat

jennifer8055

Hi,
I have recently been taking a product called (deleted as the link contravenes our terms and conditions as it redirects to a commercial site selling non arthritis electrical goods) for my joint pain and it has helped me quite a bit. The pain used to be pretty bad particularly in my knees and elbows and I found it quite difficult to even walk properly. I have been taking this product for about two weeks now and I feel that the pain is much lesser and of course i'm able to move my arms and legs properly as well.

marie48

Thanks Michelle, I do not meet the criteria not yet anyway.