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am sorry you are having so much upset and worry.
I want to put another spin on it. You have had symptoms in your hands and legs, and obviously know that something is wrong somewhere. If the MRI had come back clear then that too would have been a worry as then you would be none the wiser as to what the symptoms were.
When you overhear something it is always more worrying, but if the Dr had simply said to you that they were glad that you had been recommended for the MRI as they had found an abnormality. He doesn’t think it is anything to worry about after discussing it with his colleagues, but they want to send it for a second opinion from the university, and they may want you to have a more detailed MRI to get better images.
I think that would still be worrying, but would put a different emphasis on it rather than overhearing.
I had a neck injury in my 20s which made my hands numb. The MRI did not show the real issue, although there were some abnormalities. I had further tests and what did show the issues were a series of X rays with my neck in various positions. Turns out that the ligaments were slackened by whiplash, and when my head was back the processes were touching, and had grown spurs which were touching. In essence I had kissing spines!
Good luck, and I would call the surgery back if you are worried, but tell them you overheard them and are worried. It was rather unprofessional to be talking about you when you could hear.