Car-troubles?

The status of your pregnant cat.

Honestly, I don't think there are any. If you're in any doubt as to whether you should go, then go! Obviously, if you wake up with a headache one day, then it'd probably be a better idea to take paracetamol rather than rush to the doctors. But if you suffer from recurring headaches, then it'd be sensible to get checked out. Maybe if you've just got a bit of a cough you'd go to the pharmacy and ask for their advice first before going to the doctors. But if the cough didn't go, or the medicine wasn't relieving your symptoms enough the you'd go to your GP. Even 'minor' syptoms, like a rash, or a cough that won't go are acceptable reasons to go to your GP. I shadowed a GP last year, and in a whole morning session of surgery, I swear there was only one person who even seemed remotely ill. So many people came in with problems that you'd just think, 'why bother?' When I asked the GP whether dealing with the number of patients who weren't actually ill bothered him, his answer was a resounding 'no!'. He said that if something is troubling a patient (eg. cough, mild eczema etc), he'd rather they see him and sort it rather than live with it. He said that even if an illness is completely psychosomatic (in the head, so to speak), he didn't mind taking the time to reassure that patient. Illnesses and conditions can sometimes mask themselves in other, less serious ways. Even if it turns out you don't have a major problem, it's still good to put your mind at ease!