Yourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechYou haveyourmedicationlistmemorized"It couldbeworse"You've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsYou havetried everymedication,so they startoverYou've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")Because noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)MedicationAllergy"You'retoo youngto havethat"Peoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)"We canonly treatthesymptoms"Yourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketThat randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problem"I'veneverheard ofthat""All thetests camebacknormal""It's justanxiety"This shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechYou haveyourmedicationlistmemorized"It couldbeworse"You've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpillsYou havetried everymedication,so they startoverYou've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")Because noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)MedicationAllergy"You'retoo youngto havethat"Peoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)"We canonly treatthesymptoms"Yourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketThat randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problem"I'veneverheard ofthat""All thetests camebacknormal""It's justanxiety"This shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou meetyourdeductiblemost years

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