I typically avoid hospitals and medication like the dickens. I just tough it out usually. The exceptions thus far have been when I get an ear infection as that is just more pain then you can imagine. I've had a temperature over 100 and all sorts of nasty symptoms and I didn't go to the doctor once, got an ear infection going and I was there the next day.

Though I still avoid it if I can just because of abject laziness. Right now I'm sure I hyper extended both of my arms and have maybe a fracture or at least some sort of small foot injury, yet I'm still here at home.