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

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