Bart,
I had the procedure done four years ago. I had problems immediately after the procedure, the flap on my left eye came lose during the night. I returned to the doctor who did the work the next morning in serious pain. He repositioned the flap, taped a patch over the eye which had to remain in place for 3-4 days. At that time I changed to a Mass Eye and Ear Doc, which is where I should have been in the first place. The new Doc diagnoised the problem as dry eyes, said I wasn't a good candidate for the surgery in the first place and then set me up with a procedure to keep the eye moist. After a month of once a week visits my eyes were 20/20. Great feeling after wearing glasses for 30 yrs.
The mistake I made was going to a factory that was in the business of getting as many eyeballs in front of the laser as they possibly could. They charged 5K for two eyes. The doc I went to for the repair work charged 4K per two eyes and was much more conservative. He did one eye at a time so if you had a problem you still had a good one. The factory did both at once.
Would I do it over again. In a NY minute. I would be much more selective as to who did the work. Just make sure you are a good candidate. If you have difficulty wearing contacts for long periods of time you probably have dry eyes, which in my case is what caused the problems.
Good luck, Andre