I think Kargon & Garth both ended up taking some type of improved recovery on their monks, and honestly I'd say it was worth it - I don't think he has very many HPs, but he's been staying in melee vs. Harry with no difficulty since the mass heals help him that much more than others. While playing my bard it was also nice to see CSW wands healing him for something like 60-70, which was plenty to tide him over between mass heals. If he is the only character taking damage and he gets tossed a Heal spell, you're correct - but in situations where everyone is taking damage or they know to use something smaller on him, it's great.