Missus had hers out a couple of years ago, after having frequent bouts of debilitating pain. Quick procedure, 45 mins, and home the next day. She would have been home the same day had it been an earlier appointment.
She had to take things relatively easy post-op for about a week, and said the worst pain was in her shoulders and neck because of the gas they use to inflate your abdomen!
Absolutely fine now, although she no longer eats tomatoes as they bring back a kind of gall-bladder attack (despite not having one) and makes her very sick.
At the end of the day, it is still major abdominal surgery though, even though it's mostly laparoscopic now.