“Trymeditation”“Trygoingvegan”“Livea little”“Yea, Ithink I have___ too, itsucks.”Getsdismissedas a drugaddict“EXERCISE”Depression“Take____vitamins”Mentalhealthissues“Youshould tryto see ___doctor”“I totally knowhow it feels”*totallydoesn’t knowhow it feels*You’re seenas one of the“regulars” inthe EDJobstruggles“You shouldsee achiropractor”Gotdiagnosedwith “chronicpainsyndrome”AnxietyHas beenput onNeurontin/GabapentinPain isalwaysat a “10”Has beenscreenedfor lyme“TryCBT”Sleepissues“You justneed totry harder”Insuranceissues“Go ona Ketodiet”“You justwantattention”“I’ve tried ___,it worksamazing,definitely wouldrecommend”Looks forsupporton theinternet“I thinkyou have____”“You’recausinga scene”Stuck inbed fordaysRegrets“You’refakingit”Takes over10medicationsdailyUnhealthyways ofcoping“There’s somany peoplewho have itworse thanyou”“Stopmakingexcuses”“Ohhh itcan’t be*that*bad”“Trymindfulness”Years ofphysicaltherapy“Don’t besuch adowner”It started withone specificmedical issuethen wentdownhillHas gottenmisdiagnosedat least once“You justneed todrink morewater”Still haven'tbeen ableto find adiagnoses“Trymeditation”“Trygoingvegan”“Livea little”“Yea, Ithink I have___ too, itsucks.”Getsdismissedas a drugaddict“EXERCISE”Depression“Take____vitamins”Mentalhealthissues“Youshould tryto see ___doctor”“I totally knowhow it feels”*totallydoesn’t knowhow it feels*You’re seenas one of the“regulars” inthe EDJobstruggles“You shouldsee achiropractor”Gotdiagnosedwith “chronicpainsyndrome”AnxietyHas beenput onNeurontin/GabapentinPain isalwaysat a “10”Has beenscreenedfor lyme“TryCBT”Sleepissues“You justneed totry harder”Insuranceissues“Go ona Ketodiet”“You justwantattention”“I’ve tried ___,it worksamazing,definitely wouldrecommend”Looks forsupporton theinternet“I thinkyou have____”“You’recausinga scene”Stuck inbed fordaysRegrets“You’refakingit”Takes over10medicationsdailyUnhealthyways ofcoping“There’s somany peoplewho have itworse thanyou”“Stopmakingexcuses”“Ohhh itcan’t be*that*bad”“Trymindfulness”Years ofphysicaltherapy“Don’t besuch adowner”It started withone specificmedical issuethen wentdownhillHas gottenmisdiagnosedat least once“You justneed todrink morewater”Still haven'tbeen ableto find adiagnoses

Chronic Illness Bingo - 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. “Try meditation”
  2. “Try going vegan”
  3. “Live a little”
  4. “Yea, I think I have ___ too, it sucks.”
  5. Gets dismissed as a drug addict
  6. “EXERCISE”
  7. Depression
  8. “Take ____ vitamins”
  9. Mental health issues
  10. “You should try to see ___ doctor”
  11. “I totally know how it feels” *totally doesn’t know how it feels*
  12. You’re seen as one of the “regulars” in the ED
  13. Job struggles
  14. “You should see a chiropractor”
  15. Got diagnosed with “chronic pain syndrome”
  16. Anxiety
  17. Has been put on Neurontin/ Gabapentin
  18. Pain is always at a “10”
  19. Has been screened for lyme
  20. “Try CBT”
  21. Sleep issues
  22. “You just need to try harder”
  23. Insurance issues
  24. “Go on a Keto diet”
  25. “You just want attention”
  26. “I’ve tried ___, it works amazing, definitely would recommend”
  27. Looks for support on the internet
  28. “I think you have ____”
  29. “You’re causing a scene”
  30. Stuck in bed for days
  31. Regrets
  32. “You’re faking it”
  33. Takes over 10 medications daily
  34. Unhealthy ways of coping
  35. “There’s so many people who have it worse than you”
  36. “Stop making excuses”
  37. “Ohhh it can’t be *that* bad”
  38. “Try mindfulness”
  39. Years of physical therapy
  40. “Don’t be such a downer”
  41. It started with one specific medical issue then went downhill
  42. Has gotten misdiagnosed at least once
  43. “You just need to drink more water”
  44. Still haven't been able to find a diagnoses