Blues forward Sammie Szmodics has undergone his ankle operation and has thanked fans for their messages of support.
The Republic of Ireland international is set to miss most of the rest of the season as he recuperates.
Szmodics revealed on social media that he has now had the op and thanked those who had wished him well: "Road to recovery begins.
"Surgery was a success - looking forward to getting back fit asap! Thanks for all the messages.”
Speaking about the 29-year-old’s absence at his press conference last Thursday, manager Kieran McKenna said: "It’s going to be a significant period. It’s an ankle injury he originally picked up with a tackle in the Fulham game and had a recurrence of it in the Coventry game and then he had a recurrence of it just after the Man United game.
"He’s going to be out for, I don’t know the exact timescale, but it’s certainly going to be a good number of weeks and if we see him this season, it will be in the last couple of fixtures.
"We’re hopeful that we’ll see him before the end of the season, but the exact timescale we can’t be sure.”
Szmodics has scored four goals in 14 starts and six sub appearances having joined the Blues from Blackburn Rovers for £9 million last summer.