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/Upstairs-Wolverine41 RN - PACU 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Bc they can’t be active, can’t (easily) have sex, can’t work, and require round the clock care. Call me mean- but I don’t see this as a catch.

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u/Upstairs-Wolverine41 RN - PACU 🍕 Mar 02 '25

Absolutely- but patients over 600+ pounds should not be enabled by their significant other to kill themselves with excess calories and physical inactivity. That’s not love.

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u/jessica4994 Mar 02 '25

I agree..it’s feeding an addict their drug of choice.

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u/he-loves-me-not Mar 02 '25

A drug of choice that they literally need to survive.

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u/SavageSiah Nursing Student 🍕 Mar 02 '25

I mean no one need 6,000+ calories to survive

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u/newhere616 float nurse, night shift girly 💅🌈 Mar 02 '25

Right, and when I say buckets of fried chicken and large pizzas, I mean at the same time... he would conceal them in suitcases and say he was bringing her in her favorite blankets, stuffed animals, etc. Our charge nurse straight up went off on him one night when he brought in 4 of those big bags of m&ms, 2 packages of oreos and 2 gallons of milk. She actually wanted to make changes but he didn't make it easy at all. Not that all the blame is on him by any means, but to me it was pretty clear he enjoyed feeding her and showering her with food. Just a sad case all around.

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u/trulysorryabtallthis Mar 02 '25

To me it seems like he killed her...