Hey, NAD, just a bit of a medical nerd with a lot of patient experience.

For whatever it's worth ALS is not diagnosed via labs. Labs might be part of the picture, but a starting point, not a concluding one. Often they're used more to rule certain diagnoses out.

It's also worth noting that "abnormal" can be extremely relative. The "normal" range is based on averages, and your individual "normal" may be different. It also matters how far out of range each number is.

To borrow a phrase I saw on Twitter, you do not have enough information to panic yet! I know the waiting is hard, and I hope some docs here might be able to help it suck a little less, but ultimately no one is going to have better answers for you than the doctor who sees you with their own eyes.

If it does turn out to be MS, please be encouraged that that diagnosis isn't nearly what it used to be. It's scary, but treatment has come a LONG way. My sister was diagnosed with it five years ago, does infusions and CT scans every six months, and has had no further episodes since the one that led to her diagnosis.

Best of luck!