I believe that wisdom tooth extraction is horrible in proportion to how badly they are in. I mean, if they aren't impacted, getting them out should not be a huge deal. At least, it wasn't for me. I was definitely functioning the next day, and probably would have been able to deal day-of, if I had had to (like, if I had had kids).

Also, I got them out on a study, so it was not only free, I got paid -- maybe there's something like that you can find around the U.?