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Originally Posted by lostmary
I have bought both a tempurpedic (foam) mattress and a sleep number bed. The foam mattress was ok..but we only kept it 2 years as it does tend after a while to not bounce back like it is suppose to  . I now have a sleep number bed, and I have had it for almost 3 years. I LOVE it.  Depending on how my rsd is acting, I can make it softer or harder to sleep on. It has mad a big difference in the amount of sleep I get at night. My DH and I do not agree on the hardness/softness of a bed, and this is the one bed that makes up both happy. I will never give up my sleep number bed. They also have the best sheets for the beds. they have corner straps and special corners to make the sheet stay on thru all the tossing and turning you could think of. I have a king, and the sheets run about 180, but I get them when they go on sale for about 80. They last long and feel really nice to sleep on. Hope this helps.
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Mary
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HI I agree wiht Mary, whenever I was in Philadelphia for ketamine treatments they had me on a air mattress in ICU. It helped immensly. I can get a lesion just from pressure on my arm.
We too tried the tempurpedic mattress, didnt work. Then we invested in the sleep number system. It is an investment, but one of the best we ever made. We have the king- since it has dual controls- I can have a very soft bed, as low as 15 if i am in a flare and my husband can keep his side firm.
then this christmas my sisters gave us the dual control electric blanket. I have cold RSD- so know I can have my side on high, day or night and my husband can have his side off or on a more normal setting. Later we added the adjustable part of the bed. this is because I can not llift my own head. RSD in spine and my neck is very weak. so the abilitiy to raise the head of the bed has been a real benifit for me. In both getting in and out of bed and resting.
Please remember to get a script for the bed from your Pain Management Doctor or Primary- some people will be able to have their insurance company pay.If not if you have the script, you are able to write all expenses for the bed off of your taxes. Also there is a medical discount from sleep number if you have a script- and you do not pay the tax which is significant- Ithink we got $500.00 off. Good luck to everyone- its a huge investment but so worth it. As Mary said, all of the products are excellent. Hope this helps you. CZ