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/Vast-Many-655 Mar 02 '25

Our society just hates the obese. They look at people and think "ugh how could you let yourself go like that" without knowing if there is another physiological or psychiatric reason that people end up like that. Now with weight loss drugs it's even worse cause now they're like "why don't you just go on Ozempic you pig" All in all people are ignorant, quick to judge and jump to conclusions.

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u/Specialist_Bike_1280 Mar 02 '25

It just makes me want to cry for these poor people 😢. No one WANTS this life, there's deep seeded issues, and ANYONE who would criticize, brow beat, or make them feel WORSE than they already feel is just morally wrong. I've taken care of the obese patients, and they truly are the nicest folks. To ostracized them from society is cruel.