Dr. Heath Mcanally 10928 Eagle River Road, Anchorage, AK 99577

"When we moved to Alaska in 2012 I was on a lot of pain meds for a serious neck injury. Several surgeries and numerous procedures barely touched my pain. A year in Alaska brought more meds. I became a zombie. I could not function. Could not drive. I saw Dr Jones who asked if I would see Dr. McAnally for pain management. With a copy of all the meds that were prescribed for me, Dr. McAnally took one look and said that if I stayed with him he would knock holes in my meds. I thought he would reduce my dependency on some of the items. Months later with only one of my meds still in use he said that I didn’t need it and explained how drugs become responsible for causing dependency. I really believed that I needed that pill but I also knew that every medication that he had eliminated from my list was good . I was feeling like myself again so I said “ok, you’ve been right about everything so far, so I’ll trust you to quit it”. 10 years later I have that bottle with all the pills still in it. It reminds me what I once lived through and what I never want to experience again. Thank you Dr.McAnally. The photo that is with this entry is me a few weeks shy of my 83rd birthday. My life is full of adventure, fun with family, husband, sons, daughters in law and grandkids. I take the snow off the roof, drive my snow machine or four wheeler, car, truck, and ice skated with my grandkids not long ago."