I put quilts under me a lot, so I would probably make a quilted pad to put over the memory foam. Upholstery fabric bothers me, and so would a towel. But memory foam does sound wonderful.

I hate having the house look like an invalid lives here, but quilts and pillows and soft things make such a difference!

For well over a year I have been mostly wearing sport clothing that is water resistent. Zip off pants and button up shirts that are as light as a feather. They can pass as casual dress clothes for work or for any activity. Closest thing to wearing nothing and now when I put on a pair of jeans I change right back. They make this stuff for both men and women but many of my female friends have better luck in the mens section. they are in any sports store. the moisture resistance also adds to the comfort and they dry very quickly.

I read about zip off pants. I think I would feel the metal in zipper. I have found nylon does work out for me. I found nylon dresses at Gordman's. I found some nylon Danskin pants at Walmart. I go a size up on pants.

As an occupational therapist I've worked with many people, particularly on the autism spectrum, who have super sensitive skin. Fifteen percent of the normal population is suspected to have that condition to varying degrees, (and/or hypersensitivity to smell, light, movement, etc) which we call sensory defensiveness. Paradoxically, deep pressure touch can mediate the sensitivity to light touch, but I don't know if that would apply to PN pain. My patients with tactile hypersensitivity often were comfortable with close-fitting stretchy garments such as bike shorts or compression garments under their other clothing. When it's not too hot out, of course. Another strategy is to buy used clothes that are already broken in and softened and without buttons, zippers, etc.

Great inputs. I have certainly experienced that if I press down on top of my pants it feels better. I've spent a lot of time trying to find the ideal pant but maybe the focus should be on under garments. And I would have hoped there would be companies out there catering to this hypersensitive segment especially if it is 15% of the population. Several other posts describe different materials working for different people (all outer garments) - from cotton, to lycra, water proof sportswear, micro-fiber, etc. I too went through an exercise of trying out 10's of pants and capturing inputs into a spreadsheet. Probably 50 at end count of all types. Sadly almost all got checked off and then its become a matter of settling for the best of the worst - 100% cotton pants as soft as I can find them (and they are very hard if not impossible to find). If someone out there wants to see it I can make my pants research available. But I will now move into under garments research! Silk boxers, Mens' spanx, etc. Strange places this PN takes us.