Lower back problems and beds...

[Leah]

Good to know! I think my biggest issue is I don't know if I should go more firm or more soft, and the only way to tell is to sleep on it a few nights. I hate wasting money, and buying a bed that they won't let you return after sleeping on it, is just wasting money.

I'm tempted to try one of those sleep number beds, because they are adjustable softer to firmer. That may be my best bet.

Go for the gusto and spend the extra money on a sleep number bed. They even have a money back gaurantee

Also matress firm has a "one year love your mattress" gaurantee or they'll buy it back as well.

Temperpedic is the way to go IMO-I'm lights out 10 min in,sleep well,wake well rested, with no back pain.

They are pricey but the saying "you get what you pay for" applies here

Costco has the memory foam mattresses (like Tempurpedic) but much cheaper. We bought the King for $699 and love it. I have never slept better. And they have a very liberal return policy. It's worth a shot!

Dammit! Everyone already said everything I was going to say, so...a big 'ol X2!

[Tyron Shulaces]

Temperpedic is the way to go IMO-I'm lights out 10 min in,sleep well,wake well rested, with no back pain.

They are pricey but the saying "you get what you pay for" applies here

100% accurate.

[bonnie&clyde]

Looking for some insight from you guys for a mattress replacement. Right now, I have the Sealy Posturepedic, and it's absolutely horrible for my lower back. I wake up almost every morning in incredible pain. Looking for some recommendations on whats worked for you guys with lower back issues. Heard good things about the sleep number beds, and the temperpedic beds.

Any help will be appreciated!

Nick

DO NOT GO TEMPERPEDIC, my lady bought one thinking it would be awsome, well for her it is but everytime i wake up i wake up with my lower back hurting like a bitch, and i cant sleep all night either, i go back to my old bed and i sleep like a kid

[MutherjuggZ]

Sleep number bed is the way to go. If your interested in getting one we can write you a script for one which will save you some money, just let me know. Also sleeping on your stomach can cause back pain in some cases.

I don't think it's the sleeping on his stomach so much as it is his boyfriend getting rough with him

[bonnie&clyde]

I don't think it's the sleeping on his stomach so much as it is his boyfriend getting rough with him

ahahahahaha he said it only happened one time Kim, there is no need to keep bringing it up lol

[MutherjuggZ]

ahahahahaha he said it only happened one time Kim, there is no need to keep bringing it up lol

Oh but isn't there?!

[fordracing19]

Before wasting money on a sleep number bed I would just buy an air mattress and put a 2" memory foam topper on it. Thats all a sleep number is. I still have my air chambers for camping!

[Tyron Shulaces]

DO NOT GO TEMPERPEDIC, my lady bought one thinking it would be awsome, well for her it is but everytime i wake up i wake up with my lower back hurting like a bitch, and i cant sleep all night either, i go back to my old bed and i sleep like a kid

which model do you guys have?

[mustangguy289]

If it has already been said then forgive me.....


Sleep Experts as a 1 yr "love your mattress garuntee"

[MutherjuggZ]

Before wasting money on a sleep number bed I would just buy an air mattress and put a 2" memory foam topper on it. Thats all a sleep number is. I still have my air chambers for camping!

I have a regular ol' sealy mattress and a 2" memory foam topper that works WONDERS for my comfort and sleep. I'm a cheap ass though so that 2" topper is as far out as I'll go for bed expenses LOL

[dville_gt]

we have a king size tempur-pedic and it has done wonders for my back/sleep.

they will allow you to try it for like up to 90 days, if you don't like it they'll either swap it for a different model or let you return it (less shipping).

[90MarkVII]

Sleep Number.

[TXFordChic]

after having four major back surgeries neck and lower back fused (all due to a car wreck) I'm fused c4-c5 in the neck and I'm fused l3-l5 in my lower back. I still have a herniated in the thoracic area that hasn't been operated on because of the "more damage than good" thing. I have tried both the sleep number and now I am on the tempurpedic. I definitely recommend the tempurpedic over the sleep number. I would wake up about ten times a night every single night on the sleep number in some major pain. My mid back would hurt from the minute I laid down till I forced myself up in the morning and definitely couldnt stand up straight for a while after crawling "yes crawling" out of it. I tried many numbers both soft and firm on the sleep number being as I had it for almost 7 years. This new tempurpedic bed is awesome, I also have the tempurpedic pillow to go with it after trying a memory foam pillow first. I can lay in this new bed for 10-12 hours and it's nothing like it was in 5-6 hours of the sleep number. Granted I'm not pain free and will never be, and knowing everyone is different, this, for me, was a smart purchase.

[idrivea4banger]

A bat to the back works wonder.

[95DRGT]

after having four major back surgeries neck and lower back fused (all due to a car wreck) I'm fused c4-c5 in the neck and I'm fused l3-l5 in my lower back. I still have a herniated in the thoracic area that hasn't been operated on because of the "more damage than good" thing. I have tried both the sleep number and now I am on the tempurpedic. I definitely recommend the tempurpedic over the sleep number. I would wake up about ten times a night every single night on the sleep number in some major pain. My mid back would hurt from the minute I laid down till I forced myself up in the morning and definitely couldnt stand up straight for a while after crawling "yes crawling" out of it. I tried many numbers both soft and firm on the sleep number being as I had it for almost 7 years. This new tempurpedic bed is awesome, I also have the tempurpedic pillow to go with it after trying a memory foam pillow first. I can lay in this new bed for 10-12 hours and it's nothing like it was in 5-6 hours of the sleep number. Granted I'm not pain free and will never be, and knowing everyone is different, this, for me, was a smart purchase.

+1 on the Tempurpedic pillow- they will usually throw in a pair when you buy the mattress