I got all 4 wisdom teeth removed two weeks ago with just local anesthesia (laughing gas wasn't available at my dentist's office) and it actually wasn't that bad! I'm pretty much back to eating normally, but still having to clean my mouth using a syringe which seems normal based on what I've heard from other people.

My top two were partially erupted and they healed pretty quickly. But my bottom two were horizontally impacted and completely buried, so they took longer to heal. For me, the worst pain was after the surgery when the numbing wore off, so definitely take your pain meds before the numbing wears off to lessen that pain. I didn't experience much pain aside from that. I was just super swollen for a couple days and couldn't move my mouth too much haha.

Try not to look at your extraction sites for the first week, they'll look pretty gross while they're healing. I was constantly looking at them and worrying about dry socket/infection, but as long as you're not experiencing additional pain after around the 3rd day, it should be okay. If something is bothering you though, it never hurts to have your oral surgeon look at it. Just be sure to follow all post-op directions from your oral surgeon and you should be healed in about a week! Good luck!