« Go to your doctor »

Hey! I live in Canada and a few times in my life, I had little health issues that would lead me to seek answers on the internet. For a lot of things (like right now I have a tonsil infection), I’m pretty sure of what the problem is but it is hell to get the treatment. All the time, posts, comments and article would end up with « go to your doctor ».

I do have a family medecin that I adore but she’s
far away from where I live (I don’t want to change because I know I’ll just end up on a waiting list until I die) and I don’t have a car so going to the clinic eat up a whole day instead of a few hours/minutes.

Are adults in general really goes to their doctor for every tiny health issues ? It seams so improbable to me. Is there any other way to get treatement without getting checked by a doctor?