Hi everyone , I'm not telling anyone about my surgery (sleeve being done 20th March) they wouldn't understand to be honest

Work will be told its a hernia or scar tissue adhesions from a bad fall I had two years ago .... that did actually happen so they know I'm hurting from that still . I was wondering if anyone went back to work relatively quickly after the op. if so how did you manage . I dont have anyone close to share this with other than my daughter who doesn't live close so I'll be going through it on my own. So any advise or support would be gratefulgratefully received.

@Maiafw93, your employer is not entitled to know your personal medical information. Unless you're requesting FMLA, you are not obligated to provide any specific information on that end. And even if it were FMLA, you go through the HR dept and not your direct supervisor.

If you're not comfortable divulging specifics to your supervisor, don't. Be vague. Say it's a minor surgical procedure that you'd rather keep private.

For PTO, consult your employee handbook. It should tell you how to use your PTO and if there are any rules governing their use. I would think that the use of PTO for health reasons, aka surgery and it's subsequent recovery, should be adequate for use of PTO. If you need an "off work" slip, I'm sure your doctor would be happy to provide and he/she can put as little or as much detail on there as you'd like.

S@ssen@ch is right!! I was an HR Manager for 18 years before I retired and your HR can help you with the FMLA paperwork.