My surgeon was Dimitri Kazakos at Optical Express Cribbs Causeway. Its now 24hrs later and I have better then 20/20 vision from a prescription of -6.75 in both eyes with 0.25 astigmatism. Staff were great. Procedure had 2 lasers, one for the flap and once to burn off the cornea. Creating the flap really hurt even with anesthetic drops but only lasted about 30 seconds. They do the flaps on each eye first then the sight correction. The flap is cut at the top half of your eye approx a millimeter around your iris. Sight correction bit doesn't hurt at all. Apparently if you have sensitive eyes like me, you are more likely to have pain. The team in surgery were really nice. Afterward went to a dark room then got checked over and discharged. Definitely need someone to take you home. Don't rely on taxi or bus. Once home, eyes were streaming for hours. Had to stay in the dark and couldn't see properly. Went to bed for 2hrs with eye shields on then had a meal then was able to watch TV in darkened room with shades on. As evening wore on, eyesight kept improving. By midnight it was clear.
Definitely worth doing even with the worry, streaming eyes and initial pain. Also take your own pain killers just in case, and a pair of shades that covers your whole eye including the sides as you'll need them when you leave. The drops can give you bad breath so have mints ready for your appointment the next day.
Hope this account is helpful.