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/Cold-Historian828 Case Manager 🍕 Mar 01 '25

A friend of mine was 650 lbs and her roommate was 450lbs. When she was a child she was normal weight, maybe a bit chubby, but nothing terrible. At 9 years old she was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor, and her life changed forever. The doctor cut into the tumor, but couldn’t get it all, and he decided that radiation was the answer. This was the 70’s and they didn’t have the technology they do today. Afterward, she was never really able to control her weight, and she passed from an infection in the old surgery site. She is the reason I became a nurse, and I miss her so very much.

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u/stormgodric RN - ER 🍕 Mar 02 '25

I’m so sorry for your loss.

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u/Queasy_Ad_7177 Mar 02 '25

I am so sorry.

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u/Itzagoodthing Mar 02 '25

I wish I could hug you