James Tomkins hopes to return to action with West Ham before the end of the season , but the defender knows his campaign may be over . Tomkins dislocated his shoulder in the gym last month and has undergone successful surgery . 'Hopefully it will not set me back and I will be able to play a couple of games before the end of the season , you never know , ' he said on whufc.com . James Tomkins hopes to return to action with West Ham before the end of the season . Tomkins , seen with Stewart Downing , dislocated his shoulder in the gym underwent successful surgery . 'It depends on how well it goes . I 'm preparing myself mentally that I wo n't play again this season , so if I come back earlier then it 's a bonus . ' I was in the gym doing some exercises like I normally do , but just went a bit too far with one of them and unfortunately I dislocated my shoulder . ' I 'd have been frustrated if I had done it on the pitch , so to do it in the gym made it even more frustrating . Tomkins celebrates with West Ham United midfielder Kevin Nolan at Upton Park . ' I had the operation about two weeks ago and it has settled down . I 'm progressing with my rehab and getting more movement and hopefully I can get back as soon as I can . 'When you look at the fixtures , we have got quite winnable games , so I am confident the lads can get a lot of points from them with the squad we have got . ' I hope the lads stay injury-free and can push on and secure at least a top-half finish - that 's definitely our aim . '
James Tomkins underwent surgery on a dislocated shoulder this season . Defender Tomkins picked up the freak injury during a gym session . Surgery went well and the 26-year-old is closing in on a return to action . However , Tomkins accepted it may be too late to feature again last month . CLICK HERE for all the latest West Ham news .