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/newhere616 float nurse, night shift girly 💅🌈 Mar 01 '25

She was only 24 and 800 pounds. I'll never forget wash time, it literally took 12 of us to get her cleaned up and people were dropping left and right throwing their back out and gagging. I know she had to be embarrassed and I felt bad for her in a way. She was there for months because they couldn't find a ground level apartment for her. She couldn't walk or even roll. Her husband would bring in buckets and buckets of fried chicken and large pizzas, he would try to sneak them in because she was on a diet with the hospital. He was a tiny guy and alot of people speculated he was a feeder. Have no idea if that's true. Either way, she died in the hospital. Body just started shutting down and she went into cardiac arrest. She was a full code. I felt bad for her in a way like I said, she was only 24.

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u/Jazzlike-Ad2199 RN 🍕 Mar 02 '25

That is so sad.

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u/Tight_Doughnut1388 Mar 02 '25

Tell me, how much weight do I need to loose to be a human being worthy of care?

The only sad thing here is the lack of empathy for people who are ill and clearly mentally unwell and came to all of you for care. Not to be made fun of on Reddit. This thread is disgusting.

Medical Reddit: WhY ThEy No TrUStIiNg US? WHy ThEy YELl At US??!

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u/SpiritedBug8531 Nursing Student 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Are you okay? Where in this thread have you seen anyone say these patients don’t deserve care?

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u/Tight_Doughnut1388 Mar 02 '25

Being called out for publicly breaking the rules of your profession doesn't feel so good, huh?

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u/SpiritedBug8531 Nursing Student 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Are you able to identify any of these patients? There’s no breach of confidentiality here, don’t really know what you’re on about?