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Lying to parents about vulval surgery

28 replies

lizjsw · 03/12/2023 22:13

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.

OP posts:
HavingToStartAgain · 03/12/2023 22:14

I’m not sure the charities notice board is the right place for this!

Cyst removal?

Highlyflavouredgravy · 03/12/2023 22:14

Are you raising money to have this done?
You have posted in the charity section

MissHoollie · 03/12/2023 22:15

Piles

ErrolTheDragon · 03/12/2023 22:15

Can you say it's a minor gynecokogical thing and tell them you don't really want your discuss the details?

Original poster
lizjsw · 03/12/2023 22:16

Ffs! No idea how this ended up on this page.

I am mortified - so so sorry!!

OP posts:
Original poster
lizjsw · 03/12/2023 22:16

Will repost elsewhere

OP posts:
gamerchick · 03/12/2023 22:17

Just report your thread and ask for it to be moved OP.

savoycabbage · 03/12/2023 22:17

I don't think you can ask for a lift from a hospital and then not tell your own parents why you were in hospital because they are going to worry about it!

So, as you definitely don't want them to know you are going to have to either

Get a lift from someone else so they don't know you have been in hospital

Or

Lie to them.

Or say

I have been in hospital but I don't want to tell you why.

That's all I can think of.

eandz13 · 03/12/2023 22:20

Varicose vein removal?

ALightOverThere · 03/12/2023 22:21

Minor gynae op is all you need to say.

ghislaine · 03/12/2023 22:25

Just say gynaecological op, I guarantee there will be no request for further info! I have a vulval condition that has necessitated a biopsy and 2 c-sections. The very mention of “an operation down there” tends to halt all possible questions.

theduchessofspork · 03/12/2023 22:27

savoycabbage · 03/12/2023 22:17

I don't think you can ask for a lift from a hospital and then not tell your own parents why you were in hospital because they are going to worry about it!

So, as you definitely don't want them to know you are going to have to either

Get a lift from someone else so they don't know you have been in hospital

Or

Lie to them.

Or say

I have been in hospital but I don't want to tell you why.

That's all I can think of.

Don’t be daft

She doesn’t need to share her gynae details

Just say it was a cyst that kept returning OP

Precipice · 03/12/2023 22:29

ghislaine · 03/12/2023 22:25

Just say gynaecological op, I guarantee there will be no request for further info! I have a vulval condition that has necessitated a biopsy and 2 c-sections. The very mention of “an operation down there” tends to halt all possible questions.

It'd halt questions from friends, but not necessarily from OP's mother!

MetalFences · 03/12/2023 22:34

*Don’t be daft

She doesn’t need to share her gynae details

Just say it was a cyst that kept returning OP*

That's lie. So, you are saying the same. Confused

And how is that 'not sharing her gynae details' if she's telling them her 'gynae details'?

FridayForever · 03/12/2023 22:36

Could you imply its to sort out something from the birth of your child, but you don't want to go into the details?

Wrongsideofpennines · 03/12/2023 22:41

I think it would be fine to say you've had a gynae issue and leave it at that.

I think if you don't say anything about the procedure then they will think the worst and will probably keep hassling for details.

ChateauDuMont · 03/12/2023 22:47

Anal something or other. Most people don't want to know anything about someone else's Bumhole so leave it at that!

Seriously, just say it's the removal of a cyst down below.

It's not like they are going to want photos.

InSpainTheRain · 03/12/2023 23:31

Cyst at the top of your inner thigh. Kind of the right place to justify the ice pack.

OuiOuiMonAmiJeMappelleLafayette · 03/12/2023 23:33

Haemorrhoidectomy?

Siha345 · 04/12/2023 00:47

I had exactly this issue. There was no way I could have pretended it was another body part because of the wincing when standing up and needing to sit on a blow up ring. I told my dad I was having a gynaecological procedure, nothing serious and didn’t want to go into details. Just bear in mind OP if your family are with you before you go in, the staff might ask you to tell them what procedure you’re having and why as part of their pre-op checks. I’d been very vague to my dad and he didn’t ask more so it was unfortunate that got to hear exactly what I was having done to my vagina

Allthegoodusernamesareused · 07/12/2023 06:27

I had labiaplasty after the birth of my 2nd child, and told my parents I was having a birth injury repaired. Which was entirely true without being overly specific.

WillowTit · 07/12/2023 06:30

your family dont have to wait while you go in though

OrderOfTheKookaburra · 07/12/2023 06:44

ghislaine · 03/12/2023 22:25

Just say gynaecological op, I guarantee there will be no request for further info! I have a vulval condition that has necessitated a biopsy and 2 c-sections. The very mention of “an operation down there” tends to halt all possible questions.

Hahahahaha - you clearly don't have my mother. I would be grilled from here to eternity by her to find out. Much better to have a plausible lie.

CurlsnSunshinetime4tea · 07/12/2023 06:51

i second the birth injury repair.

coxesorangepippin · 08/12/2023 01:31

Allthegoodnames

How was your labiaplasty? Recovery etc? Is it more comfortable now?

Sorry to hijack thread, been thinking of having this procedure down myself.