Re: Sofas, Sleeper Sofas, Chairs, rotten back and knees!

[Guest guest]

Kathy -

I gave up trying to find a sofa I could sit on post-revision so we got a couple high-backed, firm seated, not-cushy-at-all rocker-recliners from La-Z-Boy that are wonderful. And when I'm visiting somewhere, I usually just look for like a kitchen chair to sit on. :-)

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[Guest guest]

,

How long have you had your recliners? My sister had some and had

problems with them and so did another friend. I have a nice leather

recliner in storage that is broke! I can't find anyone to fix it. It is

a different brand (very expensive) but only 5 years old!

I haven't been revised yet and might never be at this rate. At my

daughter's a computer chair is the best place to sit, and I go with the

kitchen chair at my son's house.

Kathy

>

> Kathy -

>

> I gave up trying to find a sofa I could sit on post-revision so we

got a

> couple high-backed, firm seated, not-cushy-at-all rocker-recliners

from La-Z-Boy

> that are wonderful. And when I'm visiting somewhere, I usually just

look

> for like a kitchen chair to sit on. :-)

> ~~

>

[Guest guest]

Izarah,

I had to give up my soft-side waterbed in 2000 when it just didn't

provide sufficient support for me. I had been sleeping on it

wonderfully since 1993 - also slept on a plain old twin waterbed when

I was a kid until my parents got me a really great bedroom suit with a

platform twin bed at age 15.

Now, it's memory foam for me...

kam

[Guest guest]

I used to sleep on a waterbed (before I started having back pain and

before my back surgery), and loved it. I'd love to try it again, but

have been reluctant to try it because I'm just not sure it would still

be comfortable.

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>

> Does anyone out there sleep on a waterbed besides me? I always have

a difficult time sleeping on a regular mattress. So vacationing can be

painful. I have slept on my waterbed since I had my Harrington Rod put

in way back in 1979. I like the fact it has no pressure points and its

always nice and warm. Anyone else share my views?

[Guest guest]

Hi, Kathy.

I know exactly what you mean about needing firm seating!

We got our sofa from a company in Massachusetts called Creative Comfort.

They specialized in hand-crafted furniture that can be taken apart and moved

with relative ease, and re-upholstered easily.

I just did a Google search for them, and learned that they are now called

Comfy 1 and are located in Virginia. I know it's them because I have the

first sofa on the web page, only in a lighter colored fabric. I got to

choose everything about it, including the density of the cushion foam. The

fabric choices were very numerous. We got it with a sleeper mattress, but

frankly it's not great to sleep on. That could be improved by now. We

bought it in '91. It was pricey, but I'm still very happy with it (though

it needs re-covering).

Sharon

[ ] Sofas, Sleeper Sofas, Chairs, rotten back and

knees!

> Dear All,

>

> It finally came to my attention, like DUH! that what I am struggling

> with might have already been solved by one of you! We need a new

> couch/sofa. Main sitting thing, whatever. In the past that has been a

> Lane sleeper sofa because:

>

> 1. sleeper sofas sit higher up and firmer than a regular sofa

>

> 2. we needed a spare " bed " and have limited space

>

> SO for the last 10 days or so we have been going to furniture stores,

> searching online etc. Our Lane is 10 years old and shot. Even with a

> board beneath the cushions it just won't cut it anymore.

>

> Here is what I have discovered.

>

> 1. The new Lane sleeper sofas are MUCH MUCH smooshier than the old

> ones. You go to sit down on them and sink 5-6 inches! That won't do.

>

> 2. Quite a few of the Laz-y-Boy Sleeper sofas are mushy, too. We

> found one, the Laguna, that set higher than the rest, but it is NOT

> cheap and I have been advised by several people that Laz-y-boy will

> not hold up and it is difficult to get them to honor their warranty.

>

> 3. When you go to a furniture store (leaning heavily on your cane)

> and ask about a sleeper sofa they will tell you they have them in

> stock until you ask to actually sit on one, at which time they will

> admit they are hidden in some warehouse and you can't actually SEE

> one just a regular couch that COULD be a sleeper and of course those

> are scattered all over the 3 story building!

>

> Now the reason I am bringing this to the goup is I know I am not the

> only person on this board with rotten knees and a bad back who would

> like a nice firm seat they can actually sit down on and get out of

> without causing additional joint damage! And it is always nice to

> have a spare bed for guests. We don't have an extra inch of storage

> space so dual purpose furniture is just what we need.

>

> I have discovered that the new generation of sleeper sofas now

> contain a blow up mattress that fits on top of the regular hide a bed

> mattress! So that is a nice new addition.

>

> SO, anyone have a new sleeper sofa? Let's see if we can solve this

> thing and we can all start sitting pretty!

>

> Kathy

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> scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates

>

[Guest guest]

Joyce,

I can't remember which company or thickness you ended up with. Last

weekend I was bed shopping with a friend (who has a run-of-the mill

type back problem) and so I got to lay on a variety of memory foam

sets at once.

The 8 " Temerpedic is by far the " stiffest " the 10 " Temper I sank in

more, and then when I tried the Serta (I think) that was a deluxe 10 "

with a thick top of memory foam, I thought how nice it felt but how

hard to turn in it would be.

Me and my little stiff 8 " er still (and always) will use silk pajamas

to facilitate turning in bed. Do you use them?

Good sleeping, Cam

[Guest guest]

Joyce,

That is the beauty of the Tempur...if it isn't right...send it back.

Can you keep the hospital bed set up? I sounds like you may need the

extra help the rails offer you...or something attached to your bed to

help you roll.

I hope you can work something out. Cam

[Guest guest]

Joyce,

It sounds like a good decision to me. When you say air mattress...are

they all air or what? What role does the motor play?

We have one of those aero-bed mattresses with a small motor attached

which inflates it.

I have to use a air bed on top of a platform when we are

houseboating...no way I could sleep on the thin foam mattress they

have aboard...so I spend 10-14 days on a cheapie camping style

inflatable air mattress and have found it very comfortable..no

pressure points anyway when I wake in the morning.

At last you have a good sleeping situation! Cam

[Guest guest]

>

Hi!

I am new here and was reading your post. Thanks for the info- where

did you have surgery and who did it? They didnt control your pain

enough so that you passed out? Wow- please let me know more, if you

can.

Thanks!

> I remember, well sort of, being on one of those in intensive care

after my

> first surgery. I was certain there had to be a pattern to it's

inflations

> and deflations, and was trying to figure it out - anything to

think about

> rather than how much it hurt! - but between the drugs and the fact

the pain

> kept spiking so that I was passing out, I never did actually

figure it out

> and I think it actually freaked me out more than soothed me. I

was actually

> rather relieved *not* to be on one after my revision.

>

> When I was moved down to the main ward after the original surgery,

I was in

> a really ropey state for a while and barely moved. I became

convinced once

> I was able to actually move a little, and to roll onto my right

side, that

> the mattress had developed a permanent me-shaped dent, because as

fast as I

> moved, I slid straight back to how I had been lying, and could

literally

> feel the dip. Of course the nurses denied this, so I spent 5 days

on my

> back where the only time I was moved was to be given a bed pan,

which was

> not enough time for the mattress to recover. They moved me to a

different

> room on the Saturday evening, and of course re-made the bed while

they were

> at it. The nurse who did it looked at the mattress and said " Oh

dear, we've

> had you on the wrong kind of mattress for someone so immobile " !

>

> titch

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