Jeremy Lin tweets photo of himself recovering in hospital bed

Jeremy Lin has been in seemingly constant contact with his fans since undergoing knee surgery Monday, sending out a photo of himself recovering in his hospital bed (above) on Twitter and participating in a lengthy Q&A session on his Facebook page after he returned home that night.

The photo itself may not be the most uplifting -- who wants to see their hero hooked up to an IV? -- but the spirit behind it certainly was: “Praise God for a successful surgery…road to recovery! Lets goo. Much love to the fans for your support and kind words,” the New York Knicks star point guard tweeted.

According to the Knicks, the surgery on a chronic small meniscal tear in Lin’s left knee was successful. He’s expected to be out for about six weeks, although he wrote during the Facebook Q&A: “i hope ill be back for the playoffs! its killin me to watch the team without being able to play but i need to make sure my knee is 100% before i get back on the court so we will wait and see”

The NBA playoffs begin April 28.

Also during the Q&A, Lin admitted to being “deathly afraid of needles,” joked that he wouldn’t commit any turnovers the next six weeks, said he was going to start rehab on Tuesday and broke the hearts of many young fans by informing them: “im sorry i cant go to any proms, i will still be rehabbing, practicing and at knicks games lol.”

Just how dedicated is Lin to his fans? Judge for yourself based on this tweet Monday night: “WOW just threw up in the middle of the Q&A lol. time to get some rest but before i go just wanna say much love to all you fans!”

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Jeremy Lin tweets photo of himself recovering in hospital bed