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I had it done at 20 and it was fine! Lots of Popsicles and applesauce.

I think my situation was unique, so take this with a grain of salt. I had mine taken out when I was 24. When I went in for my appointment, I was notified that the sedation nurse was not in, but they could go ahead with the extraction using local. I agreed, and it wasn't so bad. I had a LOT of pain for 2-3 weeks afterwards. I went back to the oral surgeon a few times, he found nothing, I dealt with it. 2 months later I feel a heaviness in my left lower jaw and returned to the oral surgeon. I had an abcess that they had to drain. This was due to a retained bone fragment. That healed pretty quickly.
As far as diet goes, I just had to eat soft foods that required minimal chewing. That lasted for about a week.

I had mine removed when I had my TMJ surgery and that was a nightmare of a pain to deal with!

@youboots: @hilsy85: yup no sucking motions like drinking through a straw. That's probably how you got dry socket!

Following. I've had 2 come in on the top, and my dentist keeps bugging me to get the 3 that I have, out. they're not bothering me, so I've been putting it off. I have one that's fully in and the other top one that is about halfway in.

No advice but I'll commiserate I'm having all 4 extracted in a couple of weeks. I'm 35, put off as long as I could. Amazingly, 3 of them have grown in straight. One is a little sideways but not too bad, they never hurt so I just sort of forgot about them. But my dentist had said they are decaying so they need to be taken out. Getting the procedure done on Thurs and taking Thurs and Friday off from work. I have a 13 mos rambunctious DS so this is going to be awesome

I need to have mine out. One just started coming through the gums at 27 (why now?) and my other three are really, really impacted and if I push on my cheeks it feels really sore where my wisdom teeth are. Probably not a good sign. Ugh I need to take care of this ASAP

I had one out recently. It was partially out and I just had a local anesthetic because it was the only thing they could use in pregnancy. The procedure was easy! I have 2 more (4th doesn't even show on x Ray) and am not sure if I'll need them out. The first day of recovery was sore when the Tylenol wore off and I didn't really eat but after that it got better pretty quickly.

I only had 3, but had them taken out around 25. Easy as pie. Seriously...very little pain at all, which was totally controllable by plain old Tylenol. Mine had really deep roots that went into my sinuses pretty heavily, so they thought it was going to be rougher for me than it was, but it was fine. @LuLu Mom Don't be scared!! Just follow directions exactly and don't hesitate to call if you're worried you're doing something wrong or that you might have dry socket.

I had mine out around 31. It sucked but not that big of a deal. I kept the ice packs on my face around the clock pretty much and had minimal swelling. I think I had them out on Thursday and was back at work on Tuesday (but it may have been a long weekend). I was still being careful and eating soft foods but generally ok. I don't like how prescription painkillers make me feel so I was just doing Advil by the second or third day, except at bedtime. Just do everything you can to avoid dry socket!

For healthy soft foods you can do yogurt, mashed root vegetables, healthy smoothies... I did ice cream and microwave Mac and cheese.

I need to get my two bottom wisdom teeth out because they've caused pocketing and food gets stuck in there. I haven't done it because I have a ton of medical bills to take care of this year, and drained our FSA account. So I'll wait til next year. I'll be 26. I hope it goes okay- I'm nervous

I had mine done under local instead of general by an oral surgeon when I was 24 or 25. They had not erupted yet. I only had two (the upper I believe). It was painless and without complications. I had it done in Thursday and went back to work on Monday.

The bottom two hurt like hell and I ended up with painful dry socket. I had the uppers removed a few years after that and recovery was a breeze!

I had all 4 of mine out in college, while still living in the dorms. It sucked, sure. But with the pain meds and the ability to just lay in bed all day I was fine. Luckily my DH came up to help me through it. The first couple days suck but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Now, with kids? I dunno.

My mother had hers out in her fifties, and she had an awful time. She really scared my husband, who had his out two years ago at 34, but he was fine within 24 hours. The two extremes!

My wisdom teeth still haven't come in, but my dentist says we can leave them be as they're not bothering anything.

I was 27ish (can't remember) when I had all 4 out because one had developed a super painful infection. The recovery was nothing compared to the pain of the infection, so I thought it was great. I had general anesthesia and as soon as I woke up, I realized my jaw area wasn't making me want to die anymore (the infection) and it got easier from there.

I took Friday off work, was fine by Monday. No swelling and eating regular foods by Monday.

@LuLu Mom: I just got all four of mine out last Friday. The oral surgeon said the recovery would be a bit harder because waited (I'm 30) and the roots were pretty deep. The day of and the following day was pretty bad. I needed DH and my mom to do pretty much everything with the baby. The important thing is to stay on top of your pain mess. Don't wait until it starts to hurt, it's far easier to prevent the pain than get rid of it. Get stocked up on ice cream and supplies in advance and hunker down for a fairly unpleasant 4-5 days. I was obsessive about preventing dry socket. Rinse very gently with warm salt water several times a day. I'm 8 days out and still a little bit swollen and bruised but feeling much better. I was back in the office the following Wednesday. The anticipation is the worst. It has to be done, you'll be fine, just get it over with. Good luck!