In all of these cases, I do what I laid out above, I start googling and reading multiple sources about whatever ails me. I may spend a week or so doing research to determine whether my condition is serious or not, I read all of the literature, making sure to understand when possible ailments could be really bad, but also to ground myself and understand the probability distributions of ailments taking a massive turn for the worse. Once I determine that I probably need someone to run some kind of test, or write some kind of medication, I call the doctor.

You arent some kind of high priest, I am allowed to question and understand medicine. I am also not afraid of academic publications, and attempts at belittling me for doing so come from a place of insecurity on your part.

All of that knowledge in your head is on the internet.