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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / September 2006Penny ?
Egg-crate mattress/cover? J > Egg-crate mattress/cover? > J I think she got something called a foamy?? Don't know... I like the memory foam. It releaves pressure points. We have stores where you can try different ones - Better Back Store. Fig > > Egg-crate mattress/cover? > > J [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Fig Guess it is one of those separated by a comman language" things. Called Egg Crate here (FL), too. Foam, yes, but really indented like an Egg Crate. I bought the twin size and cut it down and glued a couple of layers together to make seat cushions for Franzi after his proctocolectomy. (Anus and everything else removed!) The cushion from the hospital was just too hard! And too big for chairs. I think for sleeping it would do to have two, one on top of another for real comfort. I bought mine at WALMART ran about $8.00 for twin. Hope you are doing OK. This adjusting to loss of beloved is a hard road! Blessings. >> > Egg-crate mattress/cover? >> > J [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Hope you are doing OK. This adjusting to loss of beloved is a hard > road! Blessings. Foam mattress pads can be found at Target. I have an old queensized bed that really could use a new mattress but not at this time. I bought a 2" foam pad and covered it. It is super and will do till my ship arrives. Betsy The best and most effective is a mattress overlay that is what is used in a hospital and homecare. http://www.ameds.com/moreInfo.php?ProductNumber=L8035&ProductTag=MATTRESSES%2C+P RESSURE+REDUCTION&HelpInfoFlag=0&position=6&SubCategoryID=1303 Most of the time the equipment is rented and it part of the health policy . Unfortunately, I have noticed since Pen was denied to promote her wonderful site her posts have been less and less. I admire her since she saw an opportunity and rather than complain she did something about it. Her site has many different options for donations including MP3s. I think she is spending her time on her site and blog Alex. .  SignatureBetsy > X-No-Archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Alex. Penny has company at her home from the US. She and Mike have been busy showing them around. > The best and most effective is a mattress overlay that is what is used > in a hospital and homecare. maybe she has one then/. > Unfortunately, I have noticed since Pen was denied to promote her > wonderful site her posts have been less and less. Get a clue; she's getting worse. She was posting her blog here. That was the agreement. Quit muck-raking.. > I admire her since > she saw an opportunity and rather than complain she did something about > it. Her site has many different options for donations including MP3s. > I think she is spending her time on her site and blog If you read her blog, you'd know.. J >> > Egg-crate mattress/cover? >> > J [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Called Egg Crate here (FL), too. Foam, yes, but really indented like > an Egg Crate. There are different kinds of foam & different products among those. The memory foam is very different from the egg crate & much denser/heavier. If you put your handprint into memory foam, it stays for a little while. You can buy an entire mattress set of it or a topper. I have a 3" topper. Over $100 at Costco for King. Worth it for me & helped Socks with bone mets. You don't toss/turn so much on these as pressure points are relieved and every bit of you is in contact with mattress, evenly distributing weight & supporting. There are also pillows & even newer is a topper with memory foam on 1 side & some other filling on the other. Pillows like that too. I understand the pillows better than I understand the mattress toppers as NO WAY would I be flipping that heavy thing over. I had to get friends help me get it on the bed initially. The foam people have been very busy inventing. I have a foam square for needle felting that is a different type than I have seen previously & perfect for what it does. We just finished a huge project making covers for boat cushions. The outside of the boat needed new cushions & the foam for the new didn't exist before & is much nicer than what we replaced. So, to paraphrase: It's not your father's foam cushion! Fig > Egg-crate mattress/cover? > J Thanks J. I bought a memory foam and it has made the world of difference. I'm sorry I haven't been around much, it's true that my time, when I write, I've been doing it on my blog. My energy just has not been there to do much of anything but fight this pain and sleep. And I still read when I can, get caught up on everyone. Last night, said to Michael, this isn't living, it really isn't, it's exsisting. I go back to the pain specialist on Wednesday and we'll see what he says. Maybe change the meds again, I don't know. Annie has left this morning for Alaska. We had a wonderful time though short and I could only do a couple of hours visit at a time. Yesterday, my family came to meet her and they entertained her and Frank during my nap. It was so sad to say good bye. I am thankful that I did get to meet her! Even though I haven't been posting much, my thoughts and prayers are with all the people in here that are newly diagnosed, fighting their fight, beating the disease and their caregivers, those who are here to help others. Keep up the good work and fight! :-) hugs Penny > Egg-crate mattress/cover? > J Dear Penny, here's hoping it dosen't get too unbearable for you. You are always in my prayers. Betsy |
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