Oh man, I wish i had found these forums before buying my bed - but now I’m in a situation and looking for advice on what to do.
Some background - I had been living in a fully furnished place in Oregon, sleeping on their mattress (not even sure what it was). It was saggy as all get out - but I never had aches and pains. Had to move to the seattle area for work, into a place with no furniture. Not having found this forum - I blithely wandered into a big chain mattress store…
I have always slept in this funky kind-of part stomache, part side position. I’m a bit on the heavier side, definitely “curvy” and starting to feel some aches and pains at 47. Needless to say, the salesperson took me into the “S” mattresses. I sleep extremely hot, made even worse by my current changes as I age. Memory foam and tempurpedic mattress in the past always felt uncomfortably warm to me - so I steered clear of those.
So, first mattress was a Sealy firm - they called it an A-70, which I realize now means nothing - lol. Anyway, home it came. 3 weeks later I felt like I’d gone 5 rounds with Mike Tyson. EVERYTHING hurt, from my shoulders to my ribs to my breastbone, and I was miserable. And my jaw was sore from grinding my teeth at night, which i never did before this mattress.
Went back to do the exchange. Tried every mattress in there again. Ended up with a Stearns & Foster “Ann Marie” Luxury Plush Euro Pillowtop (I know, I know - mistake # 2). For the first 3 nights I felt amazing. Then, BAM - something wrenched in my neck and my side, and it felt like a bruised rib or something… The last 5 days have been heaping amounts of Tiger Balm and constant heating pads and wraps. Still hurts, but at least I feel like I can walk without grimacing. The only position I can sleep in at the moment is on my back, which i have never been able to sleep in that position before. Anything else just hurts. But, the jaw pain is gone at least…
So, here I am without the option of exchanging again - and I’m trying to figure out what I can do to make the best of this situation.
After doing some research, I was thinking of adding either a wool mattress pad or a topper. I still sleep incredibly warm (with a new hell of hot flashes as I get older). What I don’t know for sure, though, is whether this mattress is already too software with it’s Pillowtop - or if that part is still not letting me get comfortable…
I’m not at all sure what to do… I guess I could write this off as a bad purchase - but i really don’t have the funds to just chuck this mattress and start again. But i also don’t want to throw good money after bad. However, getting a great night’s sleep is a priority for me.
Anyway, I’m looking for some solid advice from anyone that would like to reply. In the meantime, it’s time to change the heating pad