Jake Diekman received some fantastic news on Wednesday when he was informed that a four-hour surgery he underwent to remove his colon, which was wrecked by ulcerative colitis, was successful.

Diekman's fiancee, Amanda Soltero, posted on Twitter that the 30-year-old Texas Rangers reliever was in recovery and the surgeon said the surgery went great.

Thank you for your prayers for us. Happy to report @JakeDiekman is in recovery and his surgeon says it went great! 2 hrs and we can see him. — Amanda Soltero (@AmandaSoltero) January 25, 2017

Diekman is expected to undergo further procedures - which should help him combat the loss of his colon - thus forcing him to miss at least the first half of the season.

The hard-throwing left-hander, who was diagnosed with the disease when he was 10 years old, decided to undergo surgery after he lost 20 pounds in two weeks this past December.

Diekman was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015 as part of the trade for Cole Hamels.

Since coming to Texas, he's posted a 3.01 ERA in 92 games for the club, striking out 9.5 hitters per nine innings.