you can use bricks or wood blocks to raise a bed off the floor.
it should be helpful.
i take prevacid in the am and ranitidrine in the pm for reflux and i'm doing well.

i also have a lot of pain issues and finally got a tempurpedic after several friends rave about theirs. i do like it very much and i'm glad i went to the expense. i didn't get the hardest one. it really makes a difference.


i used to sleep on an eggcrate with a featherbed over that. it just wasn't doing the trick and i was in too much pain and sleeping poorly. i still don't sleep thru the nite but i sleep much better.

I have an adjustable bed. It's really just a hospital bed I picked up cheap through a local medical store. I buy adjustable mattresses for it. I have severe GERD and it helps greatly. Jim also has an adjustable bed and an air mattress to prevent bed sores. We are thinking of splurging on an adjustable Sleep Number bed in the future. They are very expensive but I've heard really great things about them.

I had a fake tempurpedic bed with a pillow top. It was not as expensive as the real thing, but still rather costly (1200.00). I hated it! I found it difficult to turn from side to side. But the even bigger problem is that it was hot. for some reason, foam seems to hold your body heat more so than traditional box springs mattresses. I used mine for one year before I gave up.

I have/use a memory foam pad I got for xmas 2007. I love mine. It has reduced the hip pain I get from staying in one position too long.

The downside is that it does retain your body heat. It's better for colder months. For me I wake up very shaky from being over heated while asleep. It lasts a few minutes and I'm fine.

I wouldn't trade it except for a sleep number bed. I hear those are awesome.

Good luck with your search for relief.

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what about trying something like these?
"wedges for bed comfort"
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

We have an 80% waveless waterbed mattress with built in lumbar support -
and we did add a tempurpedic type topper when hubby pulled a back muscle and we both liked it so kept it on.

The tempurpedic stuff does hold in body heat so depending on location and health situation it could be good or not so good.