You havemultiplealarms totake differentpills"We canonly treatthesymptoms""You'retoo youngto havethat""All thetests camebacknormal""I'veneverheard ofthat"You havetried everymedication,so they startoverYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterYou've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")MedicationAllergyThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)That randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problemThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)"It couldbeworse""It's justanxiety"You haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedBecause noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechYourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucketYou havemultiplealarms totake differentpills"We canonly treatthesymptoms""You'retoo youngto havethat""All thetests camebacknormal""I'veneverheard ofthat"You havetried everymedication,so they startoverYou meetyourdeductiblemost yearsPeople youtell assumethere is a cureand you'll getbetterYou've receivedmedicalcompliments("You're a goodbleeder")MedicationAllergyThere are parts ofthe condition peopleenvy (eating extrasalt, adding butterto everything,spending all day inbed)That randompain you keepbrushing offturns out to bea big problemThe specialistisn't in yourarea/ doesn'ttake yourinsuranceNo one believesyou are followingall the directionsyou've been given(diets, sleephygiene, exerciseroutine)"It couldbeworse""It's justanxiety"You haveyourmedicationlistmemorizedPeoplecompare it tosomethingcompletelyunrelatedBecause noone can seeit, you'remaking thatupYourmedicationlist is toolong tomemorizeThis shouldhave beendiagnosedages agoYou've had togive the doctoryour personalfindings andnotesYou say "I'mfine" causeyour tired ofmaking aspeechYourmedicationhas itsspecial bagor bucket

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