When I had mine pulled, I had 2 done per side. Out of 4 teeth pulled, only one came out whole. The dentist gave me demerol for the pain, and I remember I popped 4 right away (prescription said max 1 per each 3-4 hours or something like that), still felt the pain so I tossed the bottle and endured the pain. Couple of days of soup, couple of weeks before all the swelling went down and my jaw recovered from all the yanking that my none too gentle dentist had performed on my mouth. Then I went in for the other side.....no pain killers the second time.
Ended up cutting out my own stitches because they were driving me nuts (in the days before the dissolving stiches) and I went to go back to my butcher dentist for their removal. Boy was he confused when he couldn't find any stitches in my mouth! Look to a couple of days minimum before you're reasonably functional. T3's will constipate you so only take them when you need them or eat some Activia yogurt, it's got probiotic bacteria that will help keep your intestines doing its job.