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

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