Although athletic ability will most likely never be fully back to pre-surgury this is confined to the legs. I am actually unable to run/work out my legs right now due to a recent scar correction surgery as working legs out too soon would thicken the scar. I look great upper body.

If your athleticism is not completely focused on lower body, then you will be fine to wait a few years to then have more time/healing under your belt for legs, while continuing to build the upper body

Just food for thought and try to be positive on here since I usually visit this site when I'm really going through height neurosis bad