pain .... to see a doctor you need an appointment, you know this. Either you didn't have an appointment booked for today, or you missed it. Even if it is something really simple, the doctors are going to think you are very stupid for not being seen earlier. All you are doing by delaying is making something worse that could be very simple to mend. I delayed over an abscess that could have been fixed in the dr's surgery and because I delayed so long, it involved a night in hospital for an operation under general anaesthetic, and a scar which still causes me pain, though it's over a year later now. Just get the appointment booked and find out what it is. If you're worried about privacy, don't be, the doctor won't think anything of it. And he will probably ask if you want a chaperone anyway, though for that use she will be