Excellent analogy with the blasting of asteroids... I do not envy you your situation but I do wish you the best in the procedures and a very quick recovery You are in my thoughts and prayers my friend! and I'll pass on any photos of the procedure - LOL

No worries there, Mike! They'll knock me out for the procedure (so they won't have to peel me off the ceiling), so I'll not be doing any photographic documentation... LOL!

VERY COOOOL

Cool Sci-Fi scene! I pray for the success of your surgery with phaser, Capt.RodS!

kewl! love this alot, Rod. always enjoyed sci fi images wit the star trek ship. hope they don't cause them rocks to break up and hit the ship. and i hope the best for you my friend, surgical work? bummer, i'm pulling for you.. get well. get well..

Sorry about the surgery, but if it makes you all better.....then it is a good thing. :-) Cool image.

Sorry to hear that the surgery didn't get them all Rod wishing you all the best for next Thursday will be thinking of you. I hope the pain doesn't get to bad before then. Great image also my friend.. Love it!!

Rod, first of all I am sorry to hear about all the problems you are going through right now. Please keep us updated on the surgery, and your condition. I'll be sure and keep you in my prayers that this can all be over soon. Great work on this very cool image.

Very cool sci-fi mage I wish you good luck with the surgical procedure next Thursday where they will go in physically and blast the stones with a laser!!!

Awesome scene!... you know this Image gave me an Idea.... I think I'm going to have to sending the girls over again... but this time, like the "Fantastic voyage!!..." and this time take care of that nasty stone for good!!... I hope everything goes well, and you recover from this quickly!!.... so take care! and keep us informed...

Oh, I remember that one! That's where they shrunk the ship and crew down to microbial size, and injected it into a person's bloodstream..... This ought to be good - I can't wait to see this!

WOW... It's realy fantastic... Wonderfully done my friend !!!

So having the Phantom in the operating room is out of the question? Good luck with the surgery and quick recovery!!

Hehe - Yeah, I don't think that would "fly!" LOL!

Awesome image!!! I LUV it!! Nice one Rod! Best of luck with your surgical procedure....I hope you're feeling better SOON!! Take care and God bless.....

sorry to hear about your pain... I can't imagine that experience, don't want to either. Best wishes on the procedure my friend. I hope it puts an end to this unpleasant part of your lifes journey

Great illustration of a painful situation. Hopefully this time they will get rid of the pesky things and you won't have to think about them again. Take care my friend!

LOL @ Dan's comment. I was thinking the very same thing! Being a lifelong Trek fan I LOVE this! Very cool image, and depending on what time period you're referencing, the phaser beam may or may not be coming out of the correct location. :-) In episodes later than the pilot and perhaps a few after - the ports you used for the phaser were (I believe) photon torpedoes. Anyway, all nit-picking aside, this is really cool. The phaser beam came out awesome! I STILL can't do one that looks that good. Sorry to hear you haven't completely gotten your rocks ... err ... out. I sure hope all goes well with the surgery Rod.

Love the Trek thing, of course. And it's a great way to visualize your process! Hope all goes well, and that you're quickly on the mend. We'll take you out to dinner if you don't feel up to grillin'. No pressure ... you've had enough of that! I can't wait to see how a TNA page turns out with you on drugs. LOL!

Wonderful scifi...Hope all your health issues clear, as I can understand....prayers with you.

Excellent scene to explain the situation my friend, good luck with the surgery.

this is wonderful

Sorry to hear you got about the worst outcome possible. I understand that these stones are rated about the most excrutiating pain going. I have always believed that visualizing the cure and putting it in you mind, firmly that you will heal leads to positive outcomes. Keep this positive image thay you created in mind over the next few days and keep it with you as your last thoughts when they put you under. You will come out the other side of surgery much better for having done so. Trust me, I have done this and it works. I have also not done it and had very bad results. It is all about activating the mind body connection. If your mind believes that you will heal the body will react to that.

exciting scenario and props. I watched the old Star Trek where some aliens stole the brain of Spock this morning. of course the doctor was able to replace his brain after over powering the aliens. when Spock would not shut up, the doc said he should have never connected his voice nerves

I failed to read your text previously. I wish the best for you and a speedy recovery

Cool image! Sorry to hear that buddy, hopefully everything goes as smoothly as possible.

Really cool pic. The "space" look is great and that's a cool Starfleet ship. A poignant image for sure to accompany your predicament. I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.

That's a bugger Rod.... sorry to learn that phasers on stun didn't shift 'em completely, and that they need to amp up the wattage a bit, or chuck in a photon torpedo...... seems a bit drastic but Ranpha said it'd shift it ;o) That 'stuff' is sharper then glass, no wonder it is soo painful.... hope the procedure goes as smooth as....and a speedy recovery on order for ya!

Ow, my friend! Seems you got the short end of the stick on this whole kidney stone deal. I will keep you in my prayers that they are able to solve it with the procedure. I'm glad you are still keeping a bit of your humor about it from the image you made. I hope your pain is well controlled with the meds! hugs

Oops, that rocks...but with no sound lol

A great illustration as a prelude to your laser treatment! Hope all went as expected. We are drawing ever closer to KC. We are in Vicksburg and leave for our trek across Arkansas today.

I do that here, too. Not much else to do out here in the empty land. ;)

Uss Enterprise at her best Lovely work again . The best ((5++))

Best of luck with your procedure.Fine work on this space image.