Need help interpreting an MRI report

So, I’ve been hitting the weights at my local gym for quite a while now, but my technique during heavy deadlifts—we're talking north of 450 pounds—and squats exceeding 300 pounds hasn't exactly been textbook, and my body is finally starting to collect its debts. My lower back has been acting up for some time, which prompted me to go get an MRI. I have the results in hand, though I won't actually sit down with my doctor for another two days. Being someone who lacks a great deal of patience, I'm itching to figure out how long I'll need to stay away from the squat rack before I can start the slow climb back to where I used to be. I was hoping to find someone here who might have a bit of medical insight or, at the very least, some lived experience with something similar. Here is the full report:

Physiological lordosis is straightened.
The vertebral canal is of normal width.
The spinal cord appears from the T10 level, showing normal characteristics.
The conus medullaris is normally positioned, at the level of the upper L1 vertebra.
Bone structure is appropriate for the patient's age.
The superior endplate of the L2 vertebra is somewhat deformed by a deeper Schmorl's node.

At the L1-L2 level, there is a reduction in intervertebral space height, accompanied by degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc.

In the L3-L4 and L4-L5 levels, wide-based dorso-medial disc bulges are present, which reduce the anterior spinal space with discrete contact against the ventral contour of the dural sac, though without compression or disc-radicular conflict.

Neural foramina and foraminal periradicular spaces remain clear.

That’s the lot. From reading this, I assume there is some degree of disc degeneration, but I can't quite wrap my head around the severity or how much downtime I should realistically expect from training. If anyone happens to understand this jargon, I would immensely appreciate your thoughts.

Look... if you're talking about anything from the belly button down, or LA well, you already know the deal—everything else is just gonna be your waistline telling you the truth

Larry Scott43 said:Well... if you’re looking at everything from the navel down, or perhaps LV, you already know the deal—your waistline will eventually give you the real answer.

The real question is: how long am I going to be screwed?

Look, that’s entirely up to you, but personally, I’ve been through the ringer man. I once tried to dive headfirst into some shallow water at a local pool—total rookie mistake—and ended up landing right on my hands instead of my feet, which basically snapped something. I was dealing with sharp pains every time I made even a tiny, clumsy movement for like 20 years
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neonraven95 said:The real question is: how long am I going to be screwed

It’s chronic. You need to prioritize your health and stop whatever you were doing at the gym immediately.