I had mine pulled a year ago, and I heard a lot of conflicting info, some people told me recovery was quick and painless, some people said it took about a week and would be hell to recover from.
Personally I had a pretty smooth experience, and it was actually a positive experience because of people supporting me during it. I had a friend fill in for me for something important I was doing, and had a friend who had his pulled about a week before I did so he was able to give me direct information at the best opportunity. Thankfully I was completely under during the whole thing, and I woke up in a bed in the hallway. A nurse came by and asked if I was okay and when I told her yes and tried to get up, I immediately fell back down again, I remember her asking if I needed a pillow and I could barely speak, it's funny to look back on it now. Once I got home and had a well-deserved nap, things were back to normal, bleeding stopped after maybe a couple days, and I was already used to mouth pain from months of having braces. I'm fortunate I was able to get them removed right around the time I started noticing they were a hassle for me, and that it was a quick recovery that actually left me with positive memories.
I've had eight teeth pulled over my lifetime, and funnily enough, I have no idea what's happened to any of them. I was given my wisdom teeth for some strange reason, but since I moved houses not too long after, they went missing because I didn't know what to do with them. I still joke that my teeth are lost treasures out there somewhere in the world. What's the procedure for disposing of human teeth, anyways?
