Ultramar, you need to contact your HR dept and ask about going on Intermittent FMLA leave. I am on Intermittent FMLA and it means job protection - I cannot be reprimanded for needing time off (or have it held against me in a performance evaluation) to go to my T or pdoc appts. It is defined as "An employee is taking time off in separate blocks due to a serious health condition that qualifies for FMLA. Intermittent leave can be in hourly, daily, or weekly increments. Intermittent FMLA is often taken when an employee needs ongoing treatment for their condition."

I am appalled and horrified that you felt pressured into revealing why you need this time off. I am in HR and we counsel our supervisors that they should diplomatically discourage employees from revealing medical information. It's very sensitive, and the less detail we know, the better.

Anyway, I had my T fill out the FMLA certification provided by my HR dept., and made sure that he didn't provide any revealing details on it before I turned it in. Your T has to provide information about how much time you'll need off, so make sure he/she includes any time you need for your pdoc appts. I have days when I can't even make it in to work, so I had my T include that I might occasionally need a full day off to tend to my serious health condition.