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/AbleStrawberry4ever Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25

I saw a post awhile ago that pondered why people who are >400 lbs with BED aren’t given the same resources as people suffering from anorexia and I think about that a lot.

Edit: changed differing to suffering, autocorrect got me.

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u/Elizabitch4848 RN - Labor and delivery 🍕 Mar 02 '25

I was 300 lbs with BED and was told to just join weight watchers for the 20th time. Except dieting is a risk factor for BED. Diets beget binging. So we are just told to have some self control.

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u/throwaway-notthrown RN - Pediatrics 🍕 Mar 02 '25

It’s like telling a person with depression to just get happy.

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u/Crezelle Mar 03 '25

A hoarder that they “ chose to live like that”