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[phoenix]

Hi smeagol108,

What I can’t say is the following. I had a major disc replacement about a month before getting the Alexis an my back pain was taken away 98%. I still experience some nerve issues due to the nerve damage every so often which shows as tingling in my feet. The Alexis overall felt very good on my lower back. The only configuration which began to introduce low back pain was the 24 over 28. The initial pain with the 28 over 32 was shoulder/neck/high back. I had never had this before and had a difficult time sleeping on my side with my arm falling assleep. So I changed to the 24 over 28 which definitely helped the shoulder/neck/high back stuff (not entirely) but introduced te low back pain somewhat when waking up or laying in the bed for while watching tv. So then I went to the 24 over 32 which took the low back pain away, but brought a little more shoulder pain back. I then removed the cover and slept ok it with just my thin membrane style (fabritech) protector and sheets. This felt the best I think for me and my shoulder/neck with the least pain but still a little too firm, which I was attributing to the high density base foam. So that how I kinda ended up withh the layering option I put in the last post as a next thought and the fact that I definitely want to get something that will work better with the frame as well. With this info, if you could provide any insight that would be great.

I’m not clear if you only sleep on your side or if you sleep in other positions as well or which sleeping position seems to be primarily responsible for which symptom.

If you could add more clarification about any connections you can see between your sleeping positions and the symptoms you are experiencing it would be helpful because some of them seem to be coming from when you are on your back (such as watching TV) and some may be coming from side sleeping (arms falling asleep). The first thing I would test though is a change in pillow so that your head and neck are better aligned in all your sleeping positions because in many cases upper body symptoms or even shoulder pressure issues can come from a pillow that is either too thin or too thick and it’s often the case that a different mattress needs a different pillow to better compensate for any differences in how much you are sinking in and the distance between your head and neck and the mattress in each sleeping position.

Testing the effect that different pillows have (on the layering that seems to be best for you which seems to be the 24 over the 32) would be the next thing I would try and either rule in or rule out.

Do any members here sell mattresses with a stretch cover that are latex? Or sell stretch covers in general that I could put on layers in purchase if I go this route?

There are some good sources for stretch knit unquilted covers in the component post here (they are also listed here).

Outside of a DIY design … SleepEZ and Arizona Premium would both be worth talking to about mattresses that have an unquilted knit cover.

Phoenix