What are good excuses to explain absence if I'm gone a few months?

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Hey everyone, I'm from Europe and working on finally getting the surgery done soon.

People who are currently doing the surgery: any thoughts on the best ways to keep it a secret? I'm thinking of saying I went to volunteer in a 3rd world country for a few months. But other than that I'm not sure.

There's a lot of stigma on height where I'm from and it would definitely be seen as extreme/weird if I told people I got surgery.

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Lol brain tumor is too extreme and I don't want to mention any type of leg surgery. Maybe I'll just say I found work overseas. In Africa or something.