What to tell Boss ,whose wife is nurse at hospital, about surgery?

Hi everyone. Maybe I'm being wimpy about this, but I am very intimidated by my boss when it comes time to tell him I have to take any kind of time off. Even and especially when it's just a doctor's appointment! So, now I that I have a date, I need to tell him that I will be having surgery, and plan to be off from 4-6 weeks. The problem is his wife works as a nurse at the hospital where I'll be having surgery. So, I'm not sure what to tell him, in case his wife happens to find out. I'm thinking that I'll tell him that I'm having surgery in order to correct a metabolic disorder, which will entail the cutting of my intestines. As a result I will be in a recovery period of 4-6 weeks barring any complications. What do you guys think? Thanks so much. Sorry I'm so long winded. - Autumn

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