Does anyone actually consider this surgery

I am so frustrated right now. About a month ago I found out my surgery would more than likely be in November. At that time I went to my supervisor and told her I was concerned that she would not approve my LOA for a whole month over the holidays and she assured me that "my surgery is a priority and would take precedence over the vacation requests of my co-workers." She has constantly been in the loop as to my progress with the process and I have not withheld anything from her. I feel I owe that to her and my co-workers so that nothing is a surprise. Now, yesterday, my presence (sp?) is requested at a meeting with my supervisor and HER supervisor (BTW, who is also MO). I am flabbergasted to be confronted with "If this surgery is elective, and only you know if it is or not, then we are requesting that you wait until after the first of the year." This! After I have finished the "pre-reqs" for the surgery and am just waiting on a date now. I have told everyone (and I do mean EVERYONE) that my surgery will be in November. The ironic thing is that I work for the hospital where I am going to be having my surgery. The doctor's office I work in is a part of that hospital and so is the bariatric surgeon's office. As a matter of fact, the big cheese is the supervisor of the surgeon's office, and she made a big deal out of saying that she didn't look in my chart. That it would be against confidentiality rules to do so, and that only I know if my co-morbities warrant immediate surgery. Unbelievable. I know I am on the "thinner" side of MO, as I am 5'7 and weigh 282 lbs, BMI of 44.5. But still, I have been so sick the last year and even have a warning in my personnel file for absences last year and this year due to weight-related illnesses. What, if anything, do I do?

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