I had surgery done about 2 years ago. I did the PRK rather than lasik. PRK is when they remove the top lay of your cornea using a laser (the regenerating layer) and then ablate the under layer (the one that doesn't regenerate) thereby changing the shape of you eye. I had originally intended to get lasik (the flap), but at the intake interview with my surgeon he said I was a good candidate for both but he would recommend the PRK (same price so I took him at his word), and that if he could have his surgery done over again he would do the PRK.
The long term results are supposed to be than lasik, but the healing time is longer. It probably took me about 2 weeks before I didn't feel like I was straining my eyes to see at work, and about 2 months before my vision really started to even out, whereas people I know who had lasik had a much faster recovery time.
My only complaints are dry eye, which I was told about up front would probably be an issue, and floaters. I've always had floaters, but I would say that they've gotten worse.
But...I'm extremely happy and glad I did it. 34 years old, glasses since grade 6, struggled with both glasses and contacts, had -4.5 in one eye and -3.75 in the other. It's a big decision, and I agree with the sentiment that it's your only set of eyes, but I've always hated the idea of being helpless if I lost my contacts while I was away from home.
One less thing to worry about if there's an apocalypse....