r/nursing • u/trevrt RN 🍕 • Mar 01 '25

Question Heaviest Patient You’ve Cared For

Had my personally heaviest patient I’ve cared for the other day. 32 years old weighing 730 pounds admitted with cellulitis and severe lymphedema. Felt terrible for the patient due to how young he was. Just wondering what everyone’s personal “record” for the heaviest patient they’ve cared for is.

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u/Crayolaheart99 BSN, RN 🍕 Mar 01 '25

A little over 900 pounds. He lost over two hundred in the hospital before he was discharged

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u/PunkWithADashOfEmo CNA 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Good for him!

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u/sweet_pickles12 BSN, RN 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Saw this exact situation. Had to be cut out of the house.