Electric adjustable bed recommendations please.

[Jpjvwh]

I am 6 months post POEM, and really struggle with reflux when lying down. I use a wedge and pillows but it's not working so have decided to get an adjustable electric bed. Any suggestions/recommendations on which bed to go for? Many thanks. I live in England.

[MFH28]

Hi

I bought mine from Willowbrook. They are not cheap but, in my experience, they do the job.

I too used wedge pillows and also an ordinary pillow to stop me sliding down the bed, but regrettably that didn’t always work. So that prompted me to buy the adjustable bed, as the head and feet ends raise.

However, don’t dispense with the wedge pillow all together as you can’t take an adjustable bed on holiday!

[liz_crisp]

Hi I bought a second hand electric bed frame, and a new foam mattress and topper off the internet 5 years on still very comfy cost £400 total. I have a foldable medical bed rest or a garden gravity chair I take away with me depends where I am going both are great for a few nights.

[Deeedals]

This is the company I used. Reasonable price, excellent installation and great customer care. The bed itself is fantastically comfortable. Mine arrived in time for my post op chemo cycles and it really helps with reflux and general well being

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[Janashlin]

I live in Australia but spend a few months a year in Canada. I have the electric bed in Australia and a normal bed with a wedge sleep system in Canada. I find the electric bed much better but the sleep system is better than a plain wedge. I have the AH Beard electric long singles times 2 in Australia. That way my husband can lie flat while I stay on a slant. The beds are expensive but excellent and well worth the dollars. I sleep in the zero gravity setting and it elimates the reflux potential and helps my back ache that I have had since surgery. Good luck

[petercaron]

I am 4 years post esophagectomy. I started off with a select comfort adjustable bed, but I found myself sometimes slipping down to an almost flat position which led to severe bouts of bile aspiration and multiple instances of aspirational pneumonia

About 5 months ago I invested in a fairly expensive recliner that has dual motors allowing me to adjust the head and feet separately. I find that I am sleeping in a better position and not sliding down to a flat position. In the recliner, I also no longer end up on my left side because I can’t roll over. In a bed I would find myself during the night sometimes on my left side. Sleeping on my left side was an invitation to a severe bile attack.

Since getting the recliner I no longer have issues with nightly bile episodes or aspirational pneumonia. It’s been a game changer.

Good luck!

[Jpjvwh]

Thanks for all your responses - having done loads of research, I'm going to contact Back Care Beds in Southsea, Portsmouth to get sorted. Their TrustPilot reviews are superb, so will see what they have to offer.

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Hi there, just to let you know, apparently (according to sales lady in Dreams) if you have a medical need for the bed, get a letter from gp or Consultant & you don't get charged the vat.

[grandylynda]

Ours was from HSL and we have been very happy with it. The advantage for us was a local show room so we could see and try full size models

[Notknowmuch]

Hi, my husband finds relief in his Tempur adjustable bed.

[redsquirrelmeister]

My recommendation is to be very wary of the specialist companies - they charge the earth. My double adjustable bed cost me nearly £6K. It has done the job though but there are significantly cheaper options out there that will do just the same. I just wish I had done a bit more research before shelling out £6K for a bed.

[Jpjvwh in reply to redsquirrelmeister]

You are so right! One company was quoting telephone numbers to me, the prices were so high. When I told them we needed to think about it, their prices suddenly started dropping.... such bad business practice. Ultimately we made contact with backcarebeds.co.uk/ in Portsmouth/Gosport and bought a superking comprising 2 profiling beds, each with own German made motor and 1 headboard. We put the beds together with no problems, and they are very comfortable. The beds also have a 5 year guarantee/warrantee.Cannot fault this company and the price was so reasonable.

[redsquirrelmeister]

Bummer, wish I had known this a few months ago. Same basic bed I have was just under £2K and the company is only "down the road" - about 20 miles away

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