The specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsurance"We canonly treatthesymptoms"Yourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsYou havetried everymedication,so they startoverPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)You meetyourdeductiblemost yearsYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorize"All thetests camebacknormal"That randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problem"You'retoo youngto havethat"MedicationAllergyBecause noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterYou haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedYou've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")There are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)"I'veneverheard ofthat""It couldbeworse""It's justanxiety"The specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsurance"We canonly treatthesymptoms"Yourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsYou havetried everymedication,so they startoverPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)You meetyourdeductiblemost yearsYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorize"All thetests camebacknormal"That randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problem"You'retoo youngto havethat"MedicationAllergyBecause noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterYou haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedYou've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")There are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)"I'veneverheard ofthat""It couldbeworse""It's justanxiety"

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. The specialist isn't in your area/ doesn't take your insurance
  2. "We can only treat the symptoms"
  3. Your medication has its special bag or bucket
  4. You have multiple alarms to take different pills
  5. You have tried every medication, so they start over
  6. People compare it to something completely unrelated
  7. This should have been diagnosed ages ago
  8. No one believes you are following all the directions you've been given (diets, sleep hygiene, exercise routine)
  9. You meet your deductible most years
  10. Your medication list is too long to memorize
  11. "All the tests came back normal"
  12. That random pain you keep brushing off turns out to be a big problem
  13. "You're too young to have that"
  14. Medication Allergy
  15. Because no one can see it, you're making that up
  16. You've had to give the doctor your personal findings and notes
  17. You say "I'm fine" cause your tired of making a speech
  18. People you tell assume there is a cure and you'll get better
  19. You have your medication list memorized
  20. You've received medical compliments ("You're a good bleeder")
  21. There are parts of the condition people envy (eating extra salt, adding butter to everything, spending all day in bed)
  22. "I've never heard of that"
  23. "It could be worse"
  24. "It's just anxiety"