I've had 35-40 nights in the hospital since then due to lingering issues in my legs from the impact, and I had a surgery last year (with complications that landed me back in the hospital) that will hopefully prevent any of those issues from returning. Fingers crossed.
I have always wondered about if someone does get nerve issues after falling from a certain height. I remember jumping off of heights and upon impact feeling it in the nerves in my feet. It would give me that same numb sensation but with a burning feeling when I would land on my feet from high up, it's a reason for my fear of heights.
Now I wonder if this possible "nerve damage" is what really causes the person to succumb to a really high fall, and if it does this by sending a shock to the heart which causes it to become overworked and just flat out stop beating, or if it completely shuts down the organs upon impact including the brain.
Glad you did survive and are still here to have these great discussions with. Falling from a 5 story building and surviving...Now that's metal...
And...Time does fly where you forget it's been longer than you first thought.