Reply #2: I have a STACK of pads. [View All]

[Lyric]

All normal egg-crate foam, under a sheet that's a size large.

I have rather severe fibromyalgia, and even a slight amount of pressure anywhere near my upper body/shoulders/upper arms/etc. becomes extremely painful after a few hours in a normal bed. Therefore, we have stacked foam pads on the mattress to a thickness of about 8 inches, so I can lay down comfortably and manage to sleep most of the way through the night. I don't like the memory foam stuff--it's hot, and it feels really weird whenever I try to turn over--like it has to "re-adjust" itself. Yuck.

Someday I'd like to have a really nice, extra-soft, extra-pillow-top mattress. Until we can afford to replace ours, I make do with the foam padding.