Should I go to the hospital?

Just some friendly advice, since I just came across this question once more while browsing help forums. The number of times a day I find a question somewhere along the lines of "Am I going to get this random disease that might make me die? Should I go to the hospital?"

To be fair, usually these questions are actually minor issues that people are being overly paranoid about. But my advice still stands:

If you think you have a deadly disease, or have some sort of injury you are worried about... please don't sit around on social websites asking if you should go to the hospital. If you aren't sure, go anyways. Yes, it's a pain to have to sit around in waiting rooms, but it's better to be safe than sorry. If something is actually seriously wrong it might have to be dealt with quickly, and spending hours online before going to the hospital won't do you any good.

Believe me, I'm no stranger to emergency rooms. I've had 7 hour waits result in me being advised to take Advil - but I've also had shorter waits result in overnight stays for various reasons. Your health is a serious matter. Unless you are 100% sure that you shouldn't be going to the hospital, you should go get it checked out.