errr well no...
And I'm going to write an honest reply for a change.
In construction, people work with all kinds of injuries. Picking them up is normal. From painful teeth to ripped muscles and broken bones they still go to work.
And its why the phase "construction worker" sends a&e into panic. The staff have a long hard look at them. Workers have left hospitals with untreated injuries many times to return to work. Seeing any doctor is viewed as a waste of time.
I'd love to say its money that drives them back to work, unfortunately it's not true. They return to work due to lack of trust in the advice they are given.
I have no faith in medical advice or opinion.
Pain is normal and you learn to live with it. My mobility return due to hard work in the swimming pool and sea. I stopped taking pills and medication after the first 6 months. The worst that can happen to you is death. And death rates for men in there 40 & 50's are terrible, so why worry?
So you can let medical staff frighted you and family into becoming a victim, and most do.... or just say frk it and get on with life. Stick two fingers up, get a dnr and when they ring you for another test or check up say no.
Unless they're scaping you off the street, you don't see a doctor.
Stubness was the reason for my recovery, not medical advice.