Lying to parents about vulval surgery?

[lizjsw]

I am hopefully having surgery on my vulval area privately, early next year. I live alone with DS5 so will need some help following the operation, plus I'll need a lift home from the hospital that is 1.5 hours away from home. They are fantastic and I know they'd be more than willing to do so.

I'll probably spend the first week with an ice back between my legs.

I really, really do not (and will not) want to tell my parents what I am having done.

Can you think any of excuses I could use?

This surgery technically is optional but not to me, it's caused me so much distress and discomfort over the years.

They will also question why I am going private instead of nhs.

Cyst removal, I wouldn’t say piles or the ice pack will be in the wrong area!

I'd say pelvic floor surgery.

Repair following childbirth scars/tears.

Pelvic floor repair sounds like a fantastic excuse. You have a child, just say you’ve been having “issues” ever since. If pressed you could volunteer incontinence. It’s not something that would set them worrying unduly.

Good luck with it.

Cyst on the top of your inner thigh which NHS wouldn't do because no medical need, but you were finding it uncomfortable.

Hope it goes well xx

I get it. I absolutely get it . I have to go back to hospital for discussion / treatment after they have discovered a historical internal trauma after recent surgery. I think this is so embarrassing and am mortified .

Say it’s a gynaecological issue which you would rather not discuss. That’s it.
Good luck 🩷

You don't need to tell them that you're paying for the surgery: Its quite common now for NHS to outsource some surgery to private hospitals, so just imply that's what's happening if they question why you need dropping off at the Nuffield/Spire hospital rather than your local NHS general one.