Is 24 to young to have surgery W/ A BMI 37? What are the long, long term effects?

I'm CONFUSED!!!!! MY BMI IS A 37, BUT I WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND HAVE DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS OF WEIGHT BARING JOINTS AND A VERY BAD BACK SO I'VE DECIDED TO HAVE THE SURGERY. IVE HAD MY PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND AM JUST WAITING TO SEE THE SURGEON, BUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON I SPEAK ABOUT THE SURGERY TO SAYS...."DONT DO IT" "YOUR TOO YOUNG, I CAN SEE DOING IT IF YOU WERE IN YOUR FORTIES, BUT NOT AT YOUR AGE"..."THEY HAVNT BEEN DOING IT LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THE LONG TERM AFFECTS" "BESIDES YOUR NOT THAT FAT, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH" WHAT TO DO? I'M IN PAIN HERE AND I'VE BEEN OVERWEIGHT ALL MY LIFE, ITS NOT COMING OFF ANY OTHER WAY THAN SURGERY, BUT I'M KINDA AFRAID BECAUSE IT SEEMS I HAVE NO SUPPORT EXCEPT FOR THIS SITE. WILL I BE ABLE TO LIVE A LONG NORMAL LIFE AFTER THE SURGERY? THX, KAREN

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