Surgery with Giotikas next year (I hope)

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Hello guys,
I'm a 172 male from Spain. Even though I'm not "short", I have suffered from severe height neurosis for the last years: I almost never leave my house, I'm always thinking about it etc etc. I'm really fit and I love sports, so I was kind of scared about the surgery, but I have decided that I want to do it in order to take my life back. Right now I have 15 k, and my idea is to save up to 30 k, getting a loan for the rest and doing 5 cm femur STRYDE with Giotikas. If I do it next year, I will post my diary¡ I have some questions if anyone can help me:

- I know the results depend a lot on the individual: there are guys jogging at 6 months post op and there are other who can't walk. If I got 5 cm and like 80% ahtletic recovery I would be happy. My question is this: is there anything I can do right now to have a better chance at recovering? I'm stretching my harmstrings like crazy¡

- I have a small bulging disk in my lumbar spine, it hurts sometimes. Do you think that it can affect the surgery anyhow?

Thanks¡¡

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Hey asian, you diary really gives me hope. Thanks for your answer and keep strong man¡

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Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. It's not really bad, but it hurts me If I bend over. I'm also worried that it gets worse, due to the loss of muscle in my butt and lower back.

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My harmstring and quads are good, but I started strecthing IT bands and they are really tight lol. I better stretch them really hard every day from now on.
I also guess that it would be good to have strong glutes right? In order to avoid anterior pelvic tilt or "duck ass".

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I thought that full weight bearing was recommended with STRYDE. Should I use crutches during the 2 months of distraction?

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I also think that, despite being very fit due to the gym, I don't walk as much as I should, because I work from home. I have decided to walk at least 8.000 steps per day, in order to have my legs in great condition before the surgery. It's a good idea right? I just want to do everything I can to have a good recovery and be able to run again

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I'm thankful for your suggestion, but time for recovery is also longer right? Another issue is that I had issues with the flexibility of my tibias when I was kid: I had a bit of ballerina foot and I needed PT for recovery. Even though I have no issues now, I'm worried that I would have that problem with tibias, so I chose femur, as my harmstrings and quads are really good