Jamie Day came through the Peterborough youth ranks

Peterborough United defender Jamie Day has admitted his long spell on the sidelines after surgery has been far from easy.

The 22-year-old had bones in his back fused together in early November and is expected to miss the rest of the 2008/09 campaign.

He told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "It was a big disappointment that I've had to miss the majority of this season.

"I'm not going to say it's been easy because it hasn't."

The left-back was a mainstay in Posh's promotion winning side from League Two last season and is optimistic of returning to action earlier than had been predicted.

He added: "I'm young and fit and hopefully I can heal quicker than the average person.

"I'm going to see the surgeon in January and I think he'll be able to give me a timescale.

"Hopefully I can get back quicker than what's anticipated."

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