I have had a few more dramatic injury's, many that would make better stories. the worst by far (as far as lasting effect) though is the stupidest, weirdest, and the one I'm recovering from right now (14 months so far).
just walked on to a freight elevator at work and the idiot running the thing pushed the button to close the door before I was on, the door hit me on the head.
that was it, no big deal, until a few days later when I couldn't move my head to a straight position or get out of bed. then a week later came the headache, )worst pain ever leading to blindness at times) that lasted over a year of 24/7 pain (with the exception of a few 4 day breaks after epidural injections into my spine) anywhere from 75-200mg of morphine a day just to take the edge off the pain, nothing could actually control it.
about a month and a half ago I finally found a Dr who figured out what the root of the problem was, so now, after a year delay, I'm finally starting to improve. down to 15-60 mg of meds a day and it actually takes the pain down to a level that I can function like a real person.
things are looking up.
