“That’sodd.” "You’d besurprisedhow muchstress affectsthe body.” “Your testresultscame backnormal.” Nurse says yourweight aloud eventhough youpurposefully didn’tlook at the scale.Doctorsuggestsmedicationsyou’vealready tried. Filling outthe sameformsAGAIN. Blood pressuremachine needsthree tries toget a reading. “I’ve beena doctorfor __years.” 30+ minutesspent in thewaiting area. "You havea low paintolerance"Doctorordersunnecessarytests. Doctorsuggests youtry ANOTHERround ofphysicaltherapy. Another 30+minutes spentwaiting for thedoctor in theexam room. “How aboutgoing totherapy to copewith yoursymptoms?”Doctorrefuses torun tests. “Sorry,there’s notmuch Ican do.” “So whenare yougonna get offof your painmeds?” Conditionblamedon beingfemaleDoctordidn’tread thechart. Surprise billbecauseinsurancedenied yourclaim. Doc tries to endsession withoutanswering yourquestionsStaff says tosign up for amedicalcredit card topay your billConditionblamedsolely onweight“Hmm yourveins arereally hardto find” “That’sodd.” "You’d besurprisedhow muchstress affectsthe body.” “Your testresultscame backnormal.” Nurse says yourweight aloud eventhough youpurposefully didn’tlook at the scale.Doctorsuggestsmedicationsyou’vealready tried. Filling outthe sameformsAGAIN. Blood pressuremachine needsthree tries toget a reading. “I’ve beena doctorfor __years.” 30+ minutesspent in thewaiting area. "You havea low paintolerance"Doctorordersunnecessarytests. Doctorsuggests youtry ANOTHERround ofphysicaltherapy. Another 30+minutes spentwaiting for thedoctor in theexam room. “How aboutgoing totherapy to copewith yoursymptoms?”Doctorrefuses torun tests. “Sorry,there’s notmuch Ican do.” “So whenare yougonna get offof your painmeds?” Conditionblamedon beingfemaleDoctordidn’tread thechart. Surprise billbecauseinsurancedenied yourclaim. Doc tries to endsession withoutanswering yourquestionsStaff says tosign up for amedicalcredit card topay your billConditionblamedsolely onweight“Hmm yourveins arereally hardto find” 

Chronic Illness Office Visit - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “That’s odd.”
  2. "You’d be surprised how much stress affects the body.”
  3. “Your test results came back normal.”
  4. Nurse says your weight aloud even though you purposefully didn’t look at the scale.
  5. Doctor suggests medications you’ve already tried.
  6. Filling out the same forms AGAIN.
  7. Blood pressure machine needs three tries to get a reading.
  8. “I’ve been a doctor for __ years.”
  9. 30+ minutes spent in the waiting area.
  10. "You have a low pain tolerance"
  11. Doctor orders unnecessary tests.
  12. Doctor suggests you try ANOTHER round of physical therapy.
  13. Another 30+ minutes spent waiting for the doctor in the exam room.
  14. “How about going to therapy to cope with your symptoms?”
  15. Doctor refuses to run tests.
  16. “Sorry, there’s not much I can do.”
  17. “So when are you gonna get off of your pain meds?”
  18. Condition blamed on being female
  19. Doctor didn’t read the chart.
  20. Surprise bill because insurance denied your claim.
  21. Doc tries to end session without answering your questions
  22. Staff says to sign up for a medical credit card to pay your bill
  23. Condition blamed solely on weight
  24. “Hmm your veins are really hard to find”