Mary Valdez, you asked my question, but I need a little more.

At my job, any absence over 3 days requires documentation from a physician, stating what the problem was, and when you were cleared to return to work. Fine, but I want NO ONE BUT FAMILY TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. I'm sure I can get my surgeon to write "abdominal surgery," or something of the kind, but really nosey people can get nosier. Many of the surgeons are general surgeons, as well as bariatric surgeons, but many just specialize in WLS. My boss would certainly be nosey enough, even to make a long distance call to ascertain the surgeon's specialty, then, the jigs' up, no? Are you guys saying that I can take my documentation to HR, instead of my immediate boss, aka Nosey-Butt. I guess that even someone there who really wanted to make that call could, as well, but at least they'd be honor-bound to secrecy, I mean confindentiality. Am I right about this? Thanks

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