Just got contacts, help for a newbie?

[Say]

I have like 4,000 questions but ill narrow them down to these
1)How long does it take for you to get used to and easy for putting them on?
2)Does it always feel like something is in your eye (not in the bad way)?
3)What are some really helpful techniques i can use for getting them in and out?
4)Should i change the solution water every night when i leave it to soak?
5)How can u tell if its inside out?
6)How can u tell if it has a scratch on it?
7)Do you overall like contacts?
thanks, if u can tell im kinda paranoid

 

[lulabye]

it took me like a month. i usually cant tell there there but if i leave them in for to long they start to bother the crap out of me. you start to lose feeling in your eye not like in a bad way just like um, it use to hurt like hell if i had and eye lash in my eye and them my eye was bothering me a but and i found and eyelash so that didnt hurt nearly as much..its really hard at first no techniques really helped me i got up 30min earlier to try to get them in before school.then it got down to 20 then 10 then 5 then before you know it you can have it in, in just a couple seconds. yes you should change the solution every day or every other day. i change it every day just in case. its hard to tell if its in side out. if it looks like a wider bowl then thats the wrong side in the bowl part looks smaller thats right. you'll get it eventually it doesnt fell right if you put it in inside out. i dont really think they can get scratches on them but they can rip. i love contacts i cont stand glasses. i look like such a dork with glasses. i say if i have to wake up 30min earlier to get them in i'll do it. but also it rains a lot where i live so it gets really annoying when it gets on your glasses.

 

[Rick]

I'll keep my answers simple:
1) Most people struggle for the first week. After that you will be good. After the first year, you will be great, and in a couple of years you won't remember ever having a problem with them.
2) Wearing contacts is like wearing a hat. You know something is there, but you don't think about it after awhile. It should never be painful. If uncomfortable, you can trial a different fit.
3) Keep the contact moist and the finger dry. Do not shut the eye immediately after putting the lens in, but slowly release the lid so air bubbles have a chance to escape from under the lens. Some people "swipe" the lens toward their nose, others find it easier to "pinch" the lens out.
4) Yes. You can not re-use the solution. This is at the top of the "DO NOT" list along with sleeping in them or spitting on them. Do not re-insert if they come out unless you have clean hands and clean solution available!
5) The edge of the lens bowl up when right-side-out. They will flare outward like a WWI British army helmet if inside out. Many new lenses have "inversion markers". If you want to use them, in virtually all cases you can read lettering or marks on the lens from the front of the lens when you hold it up so light passes from the back (consult optician if unsure). An inside out lens will do no harm, but will feel like it moves too much.
6) Inspect the lens before inserting for defects. A damaged lens will not feel right. Remove, clean, inspect and re-insert... if lens doesn't feel right, throw away.
7) There is a time and place for contacts, glasses, refractive surgery, and even no correction. Contact wearers have the freedom to choose when they are best. Everyone should have freedom of choice!