Pillow support recommendations for sleeping 45'degrees

[Totallybannanas]

My dad needs to sleep upright 45 degrees due to acid reflux, following a stent. Can anyone recommend or suggest something that will help with this and to stop him sliding down the bed.

Is it possible to get a hospital style bed if he has a life limiting illness? Or perhaps a firm foam wedge?

We can't afford a bed like that if I'm honest. I not sure how long he will also be using it.

I have a proper foam wedge pillow,you can get them on Amazon eBay quite cheaply. Then you put the normal pillow over the top part..I have a hiatus hernia also have to sleep pretty upright. I tried a v pillow,to be honest I'm using that now, with a normal pillow over the top.. I can't truthfully say either is wildly comfortable, but I used to sleep on my stomach. I know it's recommended that you put bricks under the top of the bed, but in most situations that's impossible. Where is your dad's stent?

Ask a physio they I’ll know

putnams bed wedges are fab.

He has stage 4 oesophageal cancer so will be having a stent in his oesophagus. I'm really anxious to be honest about it all, but at the moment he is starving to death.

You can get an inflatable wedge which fits under his mattress and will raise his normal mattress to the correct position - our local council helped source this within days for us.

He should be eligible for a hospital bed/equipment. Contact the macmillan online or gp/local district nurse team for advice.

what about pillows and a memory foam neck support like you have on flights? I suffer with reflux and find it helps.

Another vote for a hospital bed. It sounds like he is probably nearing end of life and should be able to get it as a palliative patient. (If he hadn’t seen the palliative team yet then try to get that for him).
One of the problems with just having something lifting your head is that then you just tend to slide down the bed.
A hospital bed allows the knees to be lifted a bit to reduce that.
if you cannot get a hospital bed then try to have some sort of pillow under his knees to help keep him up the bed.
I am sorry you and he are going through this.

I need to sleep in this position and use pillows plus memory foam bolsters and d rolls.
One under knees to limit slipping down and one each side to stop falling sideways etc
You could also put one at the feet.
I find them more versatile than a wedge .

I am caring for my mum at home and before she moved in her needs were assessed by NHS and a package of care was delivered including a hospital bed.

Thank you everyone, the cancer nurse did say she didn't thing he was quite there but said she would get palliative care to contact us. I don't know if he is just too independent, he is still mobile and not needing alot if personal care. But he is very anxious especially in his own at night. I am also worried a out him coming home and being in pain. Should I ask the hospital for an assessment or ring adult social care? I just feel so overwhelmed by it all.

Not a fix but could he sleep in a reclining chair ?

our hospital managed to get me a hospital bed installed in my living room in 48 hours. Push them.

@Totallybannanas I'm so sorry you're going through this .
I don't know if this is any help as individuals vary but I've had esophageal cancer and saw my brother die of it .
He managed very independently until a couple of weeks before the end with oromorphine at home. He was in a hospice for the last couple of weeks but was driving ( probably shouldn't have been ) and mobile up until that time.
These are the type of pillows I use ,I find them the perfect firmness.
Shopping around finds cheaper versions.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/STARS-UNITED-pillow-sleeping-Sleeping/dp/B07HDVHDC2/ref=asc_df_B07HDVHDC2?mcid=2be5c68eb10f3338bdb861f64996b11e&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696438934264&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2524780824148006590&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9222618&hvtargid=pla-923173582991&psc=1&hvocijid=2524780824148006590-B07HDVHDC2-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1

Thank you I will have a look into this. I'm so sorry that you have also been through this, it's such a horrible disease. It's reassuring that your brother was still mobile and independent until a few weeks before his death. I'm really hoping my dad doesn't suffer a long process.
I have no idea what to expect or how long he has left, I've been off this week and have been signed off for another 2 weeks by the doctor as advised by my boss. Before today I thought we were going to lose him quickly, as he hasn't eaten or drunk properly all week. He had a stent fitted today and oh my god he looks so much brighter already and now I'm wondering whether I've been premature in taking time off. I know is anxious because he lives alone and because I work full time.