Well her surgery did go wrong, or rather the healing did, and I'd imagine it'd take more than a week to make sure that was all honky dory. Plus, as you somewhat pointed out, why lie about it? Nothing to gain, so there's no point. But at the same time why assume he is? Granted he didn't explicitly say she was shooting anything, just that she wasn't out, but doesn't mean you should assume it's a smoke screen. Priya Rai was gone for several months and came back, and I'm sure other girls have taken a leave for their own reasons and come back. And the absence is not always a bad thing, sometimes it helps put their **** in check.