Hmm, I hear horror stories of teeth being pulled out all the time. When I got my wisdom teeth taken out, it wasn't actually a bad experience. I didn't realize I had already gone under due to the anesthetic until we walked out into the lobby, and I was thinking as I walked outside it's over already(although I did feel a little nauseous? Had 4 teeth pulled(had to crack them because they weren't out and weren't going to come all the way out), and the pain wasn't actually all that bad the following days. Only took the pain medication before I went to bed so I wouldn't wake up due to an ache.
From what I hear, dry socket is actually pretty painful afterwards, so be sure to follow the instructions on how to avoid that.