I have rheumatoid arthritis in all my joints except my spine. So shoulders/hips hurt to lay on side. I have been forced to sleep on my back 100% of the time as a result for the last 10 years. That aside, I like sleeping on my back and side. So I set out to get a new mattress since I wanted to size down my bed anyway. I finally found what seemed like the perfect mattress, of all the mattresses I tried, the purple 4 was a dream to lay on for me. So I bought the purple 4. For the first little while it was amazing, best sleep I had had in years, and I could actually lay on my side. However, I’ve only had it a month, and already it seems like part of the grid under my hips/butt compresses too easily compared to before and compared to the rest of the bed, which leaves the hips/butt too low and causes me lower back pain. So here I am back to the aggravating search for another mattress. From what I tried in the stores, a soft latex was the next best feel after the purple. I’m open to buying a whole mattress, I’m also open to building my own mattress. I saw intellibed sells a topper with 2.5" of gel grid. I was thinking of maybe using their topper and then building a mattress underneath it, but I don’t really know how to design a good one. I need to be able to move around on the bed easily. On another note, does anybody know if any of these other materials can offer similar pressure relief to the purple 4 grid? I also thought about getting a purple 3, but without knowing exactly why my purple 4 is giving way too quickly, seems a bit of a risk. I appreciate any help.
Weight 175, height 5’9
Also, I’ve read some of the articles here, but I’m not finding where I can go to buy the individual parts of a mattress, where would I buy the latex layers, mattress cover, fire sock? Or which article gives the details on that?