Welcome @toctoc. I battled with my compression socks for a few months when I was first diagnosed with lymphedema. Then I found a pair of compression socks with zippers on the side and it has made a world of difference for me. Very easy to pull on and zip up and much easier to get the heel pulled up. That's all I buy now and they are cheaper than the ones I used to buy by more than half price.

I'm thinking it might depend on what you put under a mattress and whether you have box spring, slats or plywood base under the mattress. They do make wedges designed to elevate the head or the foot part of the mattress. I can imagine putting a phone book under a mattress could cause problems, maybe because it would aborb humidity and start to mold.

Do you mind sharing what you were searching for when you found Connect?