Be honest — are you the type who books a check-up at the first sign of something, or do you put it off?

A natural way to answer

I'm somewhere in the middle. I won't rush in for every little thing, but if something's been nagging at me for a while, I'll get it looked at. I'd rather catch a problem early than bury my head in the sand.

Key phrases to use

• put it off — to delay doing something, usually because you don't want to do it“I keep putting off that appointment.”
• nagging at me — (of a worry or pain) bothering you persistently in a low, constant way“That cough has been nagging at me for weeks.”
• bury my head in the sand — to deliberately ignore a problem instead of dealing with it“It's tempting to bury my head in the sand about it.”
• flares up — (of a health problem) to suddenly become much worse“My back flares up if I sit too long.”