How can I tell my son and keep my privacy?

I live and work in a very small town. I am a single mother of a very articulate and outgoing 18 year old son. I have been on this path for over a year and have told only my parents and one close friend of my decision to have WLS. Now that I have a surgery date, I'm going to have to tell my son SOMETHING! I had wanted to have this done while he was away at school, but he has transferred into a college close to home and is living with me again. I am by nature a private person and abhor gossip. And I refuse to allow my private affairs to become common knowledge. Nothing to hide, I just don't want the grief of nosy people. Been there, done that. My son, on the other hand has been reared in a generation that thinks you can share EVERYTHING with everybody. We openly discuss all topics from A to Z, but I do not know if he is truly mature enough to realize how very important it is to me to be very discreet about this surgery. Has anyone else been through this? What was the outcome?

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