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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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Why on earth would so many need to know your business ?
Just go direct to your Manager and let them know you'll be missing for a while due to surgical necessity and give them an estimated return date.

Mardrae · 56-60, F

@Picklebobble2 I'm not sure how my body will heal. They said I should take off work a couple of days but it would be about two weeks till I heal. I have 6 managers and they all work together. And they all gossip and everyone in my company knows everything about everyone.