Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
I had a friend in high school who had surgery for scoliosis. He had to wear a back brace for over a year but it worked great and now as far as I know, he has no problems with it at all.
My grandmother has scoliosis. Of course, surgery wasn't available when she was young. She's 93 now and just gets smaller every year. Starting at her shoulders and going to the middle of her back is a large hump. As the years go by, it gets larger because it keeps curving more and more. My cousin has a mild case and so far they haven't recommended surgery. My sister was thought to have it and was x-rayed several different times over the course of 2 years when they decided she was ok.