I say, to do it, do it. If you don't do it, you can't. I totally just did it, as a player, and it wasn't a problem. I rolled a 10+, so no problem. On a 7-9, I would have suggested taking weak but healing the HP as I spread my wounds out across my body and soul. Don't ask, just narrate something cool.
For example, here's what I said:
"My head swimming from the harsh blow of the tentacle and subsequent contact with the unnatural stone altar, I black out momentarily. In my haze, I see my lord's face, his sword cold against my neck, as I kneel and recite the vows of the order. "...to serve and honor. To protect and sustain..." Just as suddenly, the squishy cacauphany pulls me back toward consciousness. Rubbing the salt water from my face, I feel a little better and I know what needs be done."