OT: Jake, It's all a tradeoff. Simply put, what you place the most importance on...
In my case, sure, I had to give up some things for months, but I've had years of good returns (health-wise).
(I did not like it when the Orthopedic Dr. said I would not be able to do this, that,...have steady pain, etc. My knee is not even a thought these days, except for my appreciation that I did what I did when I did it...get it? :) )
Good...Fred