re: just got contact lens. Is headache/dry eye normal ?

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my right eye has felt hot/dry/itchy so I need to put drops in often. Is this normal ?

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Sounds like you could do a better job cleaning both the lens and your hands before putting the lens in. Also, keep a drop of solution on the lens as you put it in. this worked wonders for me.
Your eyes and headaches will adjust with time. It's wildly different from wearing glasses in terms of visual experience for me. Switching between the two isn't easy and takes some adjusting.

It is also, unfortunately, possible that you do have particularly sensitive eyes and can't tolerate contacts. Since it's isolated to one eye, this seems less likely. Most likely it's poor cleaning with unclean hands (soap and water before contacts every time. And rinse thoroughly. Don't touch aftershave of hand sanitizer of anything alcohol-based before putting contacts in) or possibly just a bad/defective lens (had this issue once in 13 or so years of personal experience. I was a 2clear Toric lens wearer up until recently, if that makes any difference)