Tempurpedic bed, slippers? | Arthritis Information

 

Thinking about getting a Tempurpedic mattress, wondering if anyone owns one? They also have pillows and slippers ( which sound heavenly). I am hoping to find some advice good or bad before I invest. I know I can try it on a trial period, but that is not without a small investment of money and time. I am hoping that the mattress will ease my joints. Going to bed and getting up are so painful at times. ( like I need to tell any of you)

Thanks,

Tink

I HATE!!! our tempurpedic mattress.  HATE IT.  I wish we'd never spent so much money on it 'cause I want to trash it.  If you think you have trouble getting in and out of bed now, just wait until you try getting out of a tempurpedic in the middle of a flare.   It's like trying to get up off the hard floor from a prone position.   The mattress does not give at all.  No springs.  Just flat and hard.  I to would like to know if anyone on this panel owns a Tempur-pedic matress.  I want to buy one this spring for my sleepless nights.  they are approved by the Arthritis Foundation it is sewn into the matress.  They are really expensive but I say for a good nights sleep I'm willing to put out he cash.  I have laided on two the Classic and the Deluxe I find those to meet my needs.  Hopefully tinkerbell someone will post something.

Wow, thanks Nancy. I am worried about the huge investment. I don't want to hate it.

I have stayed in The Hampton Inn Hotels recently, they have a custom mattress designed for the hotel chain. I loved it my husband loved it. I have that in the running as an option, at least we have spent several nights on one together.

The mattress is called Hampton Bed by Serta.

Anyone try a Hampton Inn recently? Anyone LIKE the Tempurpedic?

As an interim solution, try a "memory" foam bed topper. I have a three inch Serta topper on an eighteen inch pillow top mattress. While the added height might be difficult for some to manage, it works well for me and I can simply sit on the top of the mattress/topper rather than having to sit "down". Rising from bed is also easier for me as I can stand instead of having to stand "up".

Additionally, I like the topper for its additional warm. I sleep cold and the density of the foam captures body warmth and hold it. I also have a set of memory foam pillows, recommended by a neurologist, that once I got used to sleeping on/with have proved beneficial to some ongoing cervical spine issues.

My sister gave me a pair of the slippers but I was unable to wear them as they do not provide any side-to-side support and I was concerned that I would step incorrectly and twist an ankle.

Good luck on finding a perfect sleep solution. I got my dad the slippers for Christmas one year. He has nerve damage in his foot so he always has to walk on something soft. He seem to like them. I didn't care for the mattress when I tried it out in the store. However we did buy the tempurpedic pillows and we love them. It took a couple of weeks to get used. I can't sleep without it now. I used to get a lot of neck/shoulder aches. You know the kind that you get when you sleep "wrong". It was worth the 0 a piece price. They are 4 years old and still great.you can get shoes with those i think their brand name is soft walk or soft spot....as far as bed i just love my restonic bed, i don't know what it is made of but i like it better than the tempurpedic bed or toppers.I would not know about the temperpedics... Babs a mattress dealer that didn't sell the sleep number bads scared me away from them. he says you have to clean the air chambers periodically. Is that true?We LOVE LOVE LOVE our Tempupedic. I have much better sleep, I CAN get out of it far easier than a regular coil mattress.  We've had ours about 3 years. We bought the top of line tempurpedic bed about 7 years ago.  At first, I really liked it, that was before I got sick.  Just for the record, I don't have ra but they thought I did for several years, I have sarcoidosis.  I have a lot of the same symptoms as many of you and than some and the treatments are pretty close as well.

As I started to get sicker and sicker, I found the lowness of the bed to be problematic.  As my joints began to hurt more and more, I found it to be less comfortable as well. 

Just a couple of weeks ago, I went and had a sleep study done.  They had a top of the line pillow top mattress and it was like Heaven to my body.  I literally fell asleep in 6 minutes, even with all the wires and crap hooked up to me!!!  Since than I have begged my husband to let us by a new pillow top or sleep number bed but we just can't afford it.  I looked for a king size pillow top mattress pad and couldn't find any real soft ones.  I now have 2 down comforters and three soft blankets doubled up on top of my side of the bed under the sheet!  This is more comfortable than the tempurpedic bed itself!

I think for some people they are really good.  My sore joints most definitely does not like it either!
I bought a swedish foam bed (is that the same as Tempurpedic??) and love it. It is firm at first but your body warmth slowly makes it soft and cozy. The only problem I have with it is that body indentations have formed in the mattress over time (you cannot flip this mattress).Swedish foam is the same as tempurpedic , which is Visco Elastic foam. [QUOTE=hessalina]I bought a swedish foam bed (is that the same as Tempurpedic??) and love it. It is firm at first but your body warmth slowly makes it soft and cozy. The only problem I have with it is that body indentations have formed in the mattress over time (you cannot flip this mattress).[/QUOTE] We do have the actual tempurpedic brand and it does have body impressions.  The 20 year warranty is PRORATED and the indentations have to be a certain depth.  We actually called the company about that warranty a  few years ago and were VERY disappointed.

Well that clears it up!

I will have to look into the logistics of TEMP return policy. I would like to try one. They have the adjustable options on the TEMP. A king size has individual sides you can adjust. I like that feature.

A sleep number is NOT for me or my DH. We stayed in a hotel that had them when we traveled for a funeral, the beds were miserable, although it could of been they had been used or abused in the hotel.

I do like the Hampton Inn mattress, probably because WE have slept on it for a few nights and loved it. I don't know. It is a big investment, a person spends a good amount of time in bed.

What I do know, it is time for a new bed. Height will be important.

I am in the market for a mattress too.  I wondered about the tempurpedic and the like but when I heard about the whole "body heat" thing, no, no, no.  I sleep sooo hot, it would be like being in an oven!  I sleep with a fan blowing on me in the dead of winter!  Thanks to all for the info, does anyone know about or have a water bed - one of the newer ones with baffles? Its been a LONG time since I have been on a water bed!  LOL!  I would wonder though if they would make you sleep hot as well though.  You have to keep the water inside heated and if you turn the water temp down too much the cold can cause more stiffness.

ohhhhhhhh water bed. We had one in our early years of marriage. I went through my first pregnancy sleeping in one. I loved it. But then that was SO long ago. Sigh...

I HATED those slippers.  The lack of support was the main problem.  The other thing was that after they were on for a little while they were mushed flat.  They recover after taking them off, but while wearing them they are useless. [QUOTE=wanttobeRAfree]Babs a mattress dealer that didn't sell the sleep number bads scared me away from them. he says you have to clean the air chambers periodically. Is that true?[/QUOTE] Haven't read this entire thread.....but wanted to sing the praises of my sleep number bed also. WE bought the big buck adjustable king size one and it's the best money we've ever spent. I've enjoyed it everyday since I got it. I was iffy about spending the extra for the adjustable; but it was WELL worth the cost. I really want the adjustable bed. The Hampton Inn bed does not come in adjustable. I watch TV in my bed at night. It's about the only place in the house I can get comfortable sometimes. I highly recommend the adjustable no matter what bed you go with....although I love the sleep number. I have a friend that has a tempuredic though and loves it too.I really want the adjustable also Lovie, The Tempurpedic has a king bed that is split in the middle, when the bed is flat you can not tell there is a split. I like to read, watch tV and use my Laptop in bed , but I can not stay comfortable for long I use bed pillow and feather pillows tucked here and there, very tiresome adjusting and re-adjusting all the time.