Please help me with questions about my rights

Hi, I don't know what if anything I can do. I was hired at a very large hospital about 2 months ago. I was hired and then put in for my leave of absence. The leave was approved by my supervisor which I have the paper for. I then had to get a note from my surgeon, and a form was sent to the HR department. The HR supervisor denied the leave. My supervisor told me this was based on the fact that this is "elective" surgery, and I did not complete my probationary period. In the HR supervisor's opinion, I can wait to have this surgery till later. I explained this was considered to be medically necessary, and even had to be proved by the very insurance that they provide and are affiliated with. The answer still stands, if I leave for my surgery in two weeks, and don't come back on my next scheduled day, I will be considered to have abandoned my job. I am getting alot of feedback from my co-workers, things like don't resign, make them fire you so it don't look like I am agreeing, fight them for discrimination, etc. Please give me your opinion. I don't know if it's worth trying to do something or not. There is an agreement that they are not committed to employment till your 6 month probationary period is up, but there is a question of this being medically necessary and not in my control. Please help with what you think, who to call, is it worth doing something about, etc. Thanks so much for any help. I live in PA, if that helps anyone.

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