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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nevergiveup · M

I have the same problem. I am incontinent and need to sometimes change my pad. I am ok working alone but sometimes they put people to work with me for training. I know i need to tell them i need to work on my own but i would have to tell them why. Its not something i want everyone to know about

Mardrae · 56-60, F

@nevergiveup exactly

nevergiveup · M

@Mardrae The hard thing is i know my manager talks about others and is a real gossip. If she found out about me then everyone would know