How to tell my manager about a surgery without it going around the company?

Hopefully next week I will be having a very personal female surgery. I have a main manager and then about 5 supervisors under her that would have to know about it. It's pretty embarrassing and I'm worried that everyone in my company would find out about it, even if I told leadership not to say anything. So I am stressing quite a bit. What's a good way to word it to where I don't have to disclose exactly what the surgery is?

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Starcrossed · 41-45, F

"I'm having a medically necessary surgery and will be out of the office from X day to Y day. Here is a note from my surgeon."

"Oh? What's going on? What is the surgery for?"

"I would prefer not to disclose that information, thank you.