Conditionblamedon beingfemale30+ minutesspent in thewaiting area. “That’sodd.” Doc tries to endsession withoutanswering yourquestionsNurse says yourweight aloud eventhough youpurposefully didn’tlook at the scale.“I’ve beena doctorfor __years.” Doctorsuggests youtry ANOTHERround ofphysicaltherapy. Doctorsuggestsmedicationsyou’vealready tried. Doctordidn’tread thechart. Conditionblamedsolely onweightDoctorrefuses torun tests. Another 30+minutes spentwaiting for thedoctor in theexam room. “Hmm yourveins arereally hardto find” Filling outthe sameformsAGAIN. Doctorordersunnecessarytests. "You havea low paintolerance"“So whenare yougonna get offof your painmeds?” Staff says tosign up for amedicalcredit card topay your bill“How aboutgoing totherapy to copewith yoursymptoms?”“Sorry,there’s notmuch Ican do.” Surprise billbecauseinsurancedenied yourclaim. "You’d besurprisedhow muchstress affectsthe body.” Blood pressuremachine needsthree tries toget a reading. “Your testresultscame backnormal.” Conditionblamedon beingfemale30+ minutesspent in thewaiting area. “That’sodd.” Doc tries to endsession withoutanswering yourquestionsNurse says yourweight aloud eventhough youpurposefully didn’tlook at the scale.“I’ve beena doctorfor __years.” Doctorsuggests youtry ANOTHERround ofphysicaltherapy. Doctorsuggestsmedicationsyou’vealready tried. Doctordidn’tread thechart. Conditionblamedsolely onweightDoctorrefuses torun tests. Another 30+minutes spentwaiting for thedoctor in theexam room. “Hmm yourveins arereally hardto find” Filling outthe sameformsAGAIN. Doctorordersunnecessarytests. "You havea low paintolerance"“So whenare yougonna get offof your painmeds?” Staff says tosign up for amedicalcredit card topay your bill“How aboutgoing totherapy to copewith yoursymptoms?”“Sorry,there’s notmuch Ican do.” Surprise billbecauseinsurancedenied yourclaim. "You’d besurprisedhow muchstress affectsthe body.” Blood pressuremachine needsthree tries toget a reading. “Your testresultscame backnormal.” 

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