In extreme cases look for your
oil to have a "metal flake" to it, courtesy of your sacrificial cam lobe. With a dial indicator you can measure lobe lift at the rocker arm and compare readings to others. With some FEs with adjustable rockers, depending on the manifold, you can pop the valve cover, unload the lifter/loosen to rocker all the way. Pull the push rod, and with a long thin set of needle nose pliers (I have'em) pull the lifter out. Inspect the base of the lifter carefully as it'll tell the tale. You also can crank the engine a little at a time while inspecting the entire cam lobe surface through the lifter bore. I've got the Milwaukee digital LCD snake camera. It would be perfect for this scenario.
...not to pick a scab, well ..... maybe a little one
This is exactly why I run an hydraulic roller.
Fastback, I hope you find out you ended up worrying about nothing.