have a lecky bed ,which has helped me alot ,it has same positions as a hospital bed ,but looks simualr to a divan bed ,but mines double,cus i love me space

Hi Ray. O/h suffers crippling back pain all the time and mine is far from good. We bought a brilliant bed from Ikea with the best mattress they had to offer which is fairly firm and on my fantastic physio's recommendation bought a softer mattress pad to go on top.

The difference to our respective back pains was remarkable. However. We made the mistake of buying one with a frame which the mattress drops into by about 6" and bed making day is pretty awful as you have to lift the mattress right up to get the sheet under under it.

Ikea does mail order by the way.

Morning Ray and here in Lincolnshire it's beautifully sunny for Mother's Day.
Choosing a bed that will suit you both is not an easy task. I have put it off for 20 more years than I ought, LOL since the average 'life' of a bed used daily is 10-15years. One that springs (sorry) to mind is the one shown on TV with the hippopotamus and the duckling (and Ray, I'm not suggesting that either you of your lovely lady is a duck!). It has individual pocket spring which are independent of each other.
The overall height of the bed is important and must be high enough that neither you nor especially, your bionic wife, has difficulty in standing up from.
As a side, it would be worthwhile raising the foot of the bed, when it is installed to get good venous drainage from swollen ankles and lower leg, which often occurs after joint replacement. You can buy ready made blocks, or I have used two bricks with the end legs or casters resting in the frog. As a chair raise, I have put a wooden block within a foot length of plastic down pipe for each chair leg, my Mum convalesced with us after her 4 hip and first knee replacements! Another tip is to put a pillow under the mattress at the foot of the bed. That way you get a gently rising slope and the overall aesthetics are good.
Last but not least, you honestly get what you pay for, no need to pay for a Name, but those less expensive beds may use lighter gauge springs and consequently have a shorter life.
Please read my earlier suggestions for trying out the bed in the shop for at least 20 minutes a go. Happy hunting, best wishes,
Cecily.

We have just bought a new bed despite the memory foam not being that old. It is the longest time we have taken to choose anything.John hates shopping, so it is usually a five minute job.
Anyway these are our experiences. It appears that some large chains tell you a bed is half price.It is not.They have a firm make a bed specifically for them, have it for sale at a ridiculously high price in one of their stores somewhere in the country and then tell you it is half price, when it is its the price of the equivelent bed made by the manufacturer. I think the high priced one tours the country.I found out this wheeze by being equally devious and phoning the manufacturer and then phoning the various bed selling branches all over the country.Tne warning sign is when they pressure you by saying things like, "I can only hold it for that price for......".or "The manager is away so....."
We bought the best pocket sprung we could afford, but we stupidly did not think that quality comes with weight, where beds are concerned. As we too have a wooden frame bedstead, it is wonderfully comfortable but nearly impossible to make as we cannot lift the corners.

P.s Beautiful day here in Devon,too.Primroses are out and so are the wood anemones.

Wow, thanks everyone, that's really useful. Seems we have a really major project (not to mention expense) ahead! I think I'll have to call a meeting of the slumber committee, i.e. get the o/h to plan and arrange everything.

The only aspect of such a project that can really make my blood boil is the salesmen. They can drive you close to suicide/homicide!

Ray.
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No salesmen at Ikea. Just don't go without a wheelchair!!!

Oh dear ECD if I may call you that. Isn't it a pain? Never had such a comfortable bed. Ours is high, which we love because we're both tall but so hate bed making day!

The primroses are out here too and the banks in the lanes are covered in violets.

I LOVE SPRING

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said Zebedee.

Luckily as it is Mothers' Day son called with oldest grandchildren in tow,so we all rotated the mattress,as you are supposed to do monthly(You must be joking) and then son lifted mattress and grandchildren tucked the sheets in. Better present to have that done than the orchid.Every one saying to each other,"Bend your knees to lift." Actually it was a jolly moment.So a hateful job became quite enjoyable.