How do I Set aside 4 weeks from work without becoming an

Maybe I'm just a little paranoid.. I've been holding 40 hours of vacation to add to next year, in preparations for my RNY in march, I should get a final date in about a month. The only thing is that I work for a smaller company, and we've had a lot of health insurance claims this year, many babies being born, etc... I know that's something the President is taking a hard look at as our rate went up this year through Great Western Life. I'm afraid that if I ask my boss for 4 weeks off, that I will become expendable, and lose my position before the surgery dates, thus my insurance.. I know... Lawsuit-city if it happens, but it's really eating at my confidence. If it was maternity leave or something, I feel I would have added protection while on leave. Should I tell them it's just intestinal surgery, etc? Justifying it against the presidents worries of rising medical insurance costs? I haven't told anyone yet, and I have a few weeks to figure out my plan of attack. Dr. Boe said my surgical date would be around February, but I have to wait until March anyway because of previous business commitments. How did others deal with this, or did you have a similar situation? I hate to think I'm paranoid, but in this unstable job market, I really am...

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