Needing help understand MRI results?

[Gec22093070]

I am a 46 year old needing help with my MRI results and would like to see what all a newbie or old timer doctor can tell me about the findings on my exam.  I know it heps to know more about  mylower back but without all my history please just tell me what you think my MRI  is telling you about me.  And thank you and will post in acouple week my story of why i needed to get a MRI .  PROCEDURE MRI L-Spine,without contrast.  Reason  for exam.  MRI L-Spine,  Without Contrast - LUMBAR PAIN W/RADICULOPATHY.  Results  EXAM :  Multiplanar,  multisequence MRI of the lumbar spine without IV contrast.  Indication:  lumbar radiculopathy.         Findings:  This report assumes that there are 5 lumbar nonrib-bering vertebrae.   This is 2 mm retrolisthesis of L5 on S1.  Vertebral body heights and alignment are otherwise maintained,  without evidence of fracture or subluxation.  There is disc desiccation at L5-S1.  Scattered small Schmorl's nodes.  The conus terminates at the L1 level and demonstrates normal morphology .  The visualized paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.  Left renal parapelvic cyst.  <12-L1 through L3-L4:  No more than trace disc bulge.  Central canal and neural foramen are patent.  <L4-L5:  posterior osteophytic change and facet hypertrophy mildly narrow the neural foramina.  The central conal remains wildely patent.  <L5-S1:  Disc desiccation with Modic type 1 endplate changes.  Disc bulge with a right paracentral protrusion does not significantly indent the ventral thecal sac although there is asymmetric approximation and likely abutment of the anterior margin of the decending right S1 nerve root (series 6 image 25).  This along with facet joint hypertrophy moderately narrows the bilateral foramen.  The visualized sacal nerve root are other wise unimpinged.  RESULTS  Degenerative changes,  greatest at L5-S1 where aright paracentral protrusion likely abuts the decending right S1 nerve root.  Please correlate for right s1 radiculpathy.  

[purple1234567]

Unfortunately, we aren't doctors so won't be able to give you a medical opinion of what the results are- but if you are having trouble with what it all means, and your doctor hasn't been helpful- don't hesitate to take this to another doctor to get a second opinion!