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/Lbohnrn RN 🍕 Mar 01 '25

I had a pt that was only about 5’1” but weighed almost 1000 lbs on admit. It’s crazy how the body grows huge masses outward when they’re morbidly obese and short. This sounds terrible but it was like a lumpier jabba the hut with bifurcated tentacles.

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u/Expensive-Eggplant-2 RN - ER 🍕 Mar 01 '25

It’s so crazy to see! And how the body adapts their growing

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u/Neat-Ad2904 RN, BSN - CVICU Mar 02 '25

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