We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks. The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights, I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up my back
and sides, itching like mad.

Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to have
dissipated somewhat.

So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

No question: http://www.selectcomfort.com/
I have one in my aft cabin, so this is now on topic. . .

John H. wrote:

We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks. The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights, I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up my back
and sides, itching like mad.

Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to have
dissipated somewhat.

So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?

Wife reminded me that we have a custom size on the boat from:
http://www.regin-inc.com/

As good as the Select Comfort we have at home and cost much less.

Jim wrote:

No question: http://www.selectcomfort.com/
I have one in my aft cabin, so this is now on topic. . .

John H. wrote:

We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights,
I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area
that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up
my back
and sides, itching like mad.
Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept
in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.
So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed
portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:40:43 GMT, Jim wrote:

Wife reminded me that we have a custom size on the boat from:
http://www.regin-inc.com/

As good as the Select Comfort we have at home and cost much less.

Jim wrote:

No question: http://www.selectcomfort.com/
I have one in my aft cabin, so this is now on topic. . .

John H. wrote:

We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights,
I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area
that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up
my back
and sides, itching like mad.
Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept
in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.
So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed
portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?


Thanks Jim. The Rein seems to have the memory foam, which is causing me the
problem. But I'll look into the select comfort. The 5000 model looks
interesting, although it doesn't have all the bells and whistles available.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:40:43 GMT, Jim wrote:

Wife reminded me that we have a custom size on the boat from:
http://www.regin-inc.com/

As good as the Select Comfort we have at home and cost much less.

Jim wrote:

No question: http://www.selectcomfort.com/
I have one in my aft cabin, so this is now on topic. . .

John H. wrote:

We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights,
I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area
that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up
my back
and sides, itching like mad.
Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept
in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.
So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed
portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?


Thanks Jim. The Rein seems to have the memory foam, which is causing me
the
problem. But I'll look into the select comfort. The 5000 model looks
interesting, although it doesn't have all the bells and whistles
available.

Is it latex foam? Do you have skin reactions from latex gloves?

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:01:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:40:43 GMT, Jim wrote:

Wife reminded me that we have a custom size on the boat from:
http://www.regin-inc.com/

As good as the Select Comfort we have at home and cost much less.

Jim wrote:

No question: http://www.selectcomfort.com/
I have one in my aft cabin, so this is now on topic. . .

John H. wrote:

We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights,
I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area
that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up
my back
and sides, itching like mad.
Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept
in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.
So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed
portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?


Thanks Jim. The Rein seems to have the memory foam, which is causing me
the
problem. But I'll look into the select comfort. The 5000 model looks
interesting, although it doesn't have all the bells and whistles
available.

Is it latex foam? Do you have skin reactions from latex gloves?

I don't think it's an allergy. I think it's the heat build-up in the areas that
sink into the foam the most.

Latex is advertised as more 'breathable' than the Tempurpedic stuff.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:01:57 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:40:43 GMT, Jim wrote:

Wife reminded me that we have a custom size on the boat from:
http://www.regin-inc.com/

As good as the Select Comfort we have at home and cost much less.

Jim wrote:

No question: http://www.selectcomfort.com/
I have one in my aft cabin, so this is now on topic. . .

John H. wrote:

We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three
nights,
I woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area
that 'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up
my back
and sides, itching like mad.
Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in
my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept
in guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems
to
have
dissipated somewhat.
So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and
the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed
portion of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?


Thanks Jim. The Rein seems to have the memory foam, which is causing me
the
problem. But I'll look into the select comfort. The 5000 model looks
interesting, although it doesn't have all the bells and whistles
available.

Is it latex foam? Do you have skin reactions from latex gloves?

I don't think it's an allergy. I think it's the heat build-up in the areas
that
sink into the foam the most.

Latex is advertised as more 'breathable' than the Tempurpedic stuff.

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

I've wondered about that every time I heard the commercial.

My wife and I got a Select Comfort. We both love it. I recommend it
highly, and definitely will never go back to a traditional matress. Paid
about 1500 for it (queen size) at the home show here in Atl. We looked
at
the TP matress and loved it, but the one main difference was that the SC
can
be unzipped and thrown in the wash if the pillow top gets dirty, where no
other matress that I've ever seen can be cleaned.

And BTW, you only hear a slight clicking noise for about 1 minute after
you
change your firmness setting. You don't hear a motor run every now and
then during the night.


"John H." wrote in message
...
We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The
wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights, I
woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting
worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area that
'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up my
back
and sides, itching like mad.

Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept in
guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.

So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed portion
of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:15:57 GMT, "Jack" wrote:

My wife and I got a Select Comfort. We both love it. I recommend it
highly, and definitely will never go back to a traditional matress. Paid
about 1500 for it (queen size) at the home show here in Atl. We looked
at
the TP matress and loved it, but the one main difference was that the SC
can
be unzipped and thrown in the wash if the pillow top gets dirty, where no
other matress that I've ever seen can be cleaned.

And BTW, you only hear a slight clicking noise for about 1 minute after
you
change your firmness setting. You don't hear a motor run every now and
then during the night.


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The
wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights, I
woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting
worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area that
'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up my
back
and sides, itching like mad.

Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept in
guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.

So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed portion
of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Thanks, Jack. That's the one the wife's interested in. The problem now is
getting the money back from Joanne's Bed and Back!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:15:57 GMT, "Jack" wrote:

My wife and I got a Select Comfort. We both love it. I recommend it
highly, and definitely will never go back to a traditional matress. Paid
about 1500 for it (queen size) at the home show here in Atl. We looked
at
the TP matress and loved it, but the one main difference was that the SC
can
be unzipped and thrown in the wash if the pillow top gets dirty, where no
other matress that I've ever seen can be cleaned.

And BTW, you only hear a slight clicking noise for about 1 minute after
you
change your firmness setting. You don't hear a motor run every now and
then during the night.


"John H." wrote in message
. ..
We bought a Tempurpedic and have been using it for about three weeks.
The
wife
loves it. I found myself waking up sweating. After about three nights, I
woke up
itching badly. Thought maybe bed bugs were in the foam. This kept
getting
worse,
with a rash all around the trunk area (which happens to be the area that
'sinks'
deepest into the foam. After about ten days the rash was spreading up my
back
and sides, itching like mad.

Yesterday the doctor diagnosed 'contact dermatitis (sp?). Nothing in my
lifestyle has changed, except for the TP mattress. Last night I slept in
guest
room. No waking up, no itching, no new rash, and the old rash seems to
have
dissipated somewhat.

So. Be sure you get a decent guarantee. We bought the mattress and the
adjustable bed as a 'deal' ($3500 - a deal??) The adjustable bed portion
of the
deal is not returnable. Caveat emptor.

Anyone have suggestions on a good mattress?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD


Thanks, Jack. That's the one the wife's interested in. The problem now is
getting the money back from Joanne's Bed and Back!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

We have the Select Comfort also. real nice bed. Had it a couple of years.
Only time we here the pump run is when one of changes their setting. Your
wife will love it when it comes time to make the bed. Mattress weighs
practically nothing when she picks up a corner to tuck in the bedding. My
wife says they should use that in their adverts.