Florida, Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hulk Hogan has been hospitalized for back trouble and he kept his 16,000 Twitter followers updated on his progress in the hospital. The 57-year-old former WWF superstar and his 34-year-old girlfriend, Jennifer McDaniel spent most of the time leading to the wrestler’s surgery watching WWE.

It may be recalled that the former WWF superstar was rushed to the hospital after he complained of severe spasms. They had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after he suffered serious pains.

The former wrestler has had multiple surgeries to correct his recurring back pains. Hulk Hogan said he believed he aggravated his back injury after a weekend of shell picking exercise with his girlfriend.

The Hulk, as most of his fans call him posted two videos of him in the hospital to his fans on Twitter. One of the videos showed the star just before surgery and the other video showed him after the surgery and he promised his fans that he will keep them updated on his progress at the hospital. Hulk thanked all his fans for the tremendous support and the love they have shown him since he was rushed to the hospital.

He tweeted on the popular social networking and micro blogging site Twitter that, “I can’t believe how kind and heartfelt the responses have been since I’ve been hurt and in the hospital. Thanks and I love you guys.”

Hulk Hogan is expected to spend at least two more days at the hospital.