scoliosis surgery?

Abby
I'm 16 and have a 42 degree curve in my back. My doctor said it's my choice to have the surgery or not. I have some pretty bad back pain by the curve but I heard that surgery sometimes doesn't fix that, also my torso is completely uneven but I feel like it's a lot to get the surgery just to fix that. Has anyone had the surgery? What was it like?