PET Scan Meditation

I had a PET scan this morning and had the craziest meditation experience I thought I would share with everyone.

For those of you that had ever been sick (hopefully not as sick as I am), medical screenings are never fun. People usually show up so stressed out and in a lousy mood understandably so. Me being me, I had the most enlightening experience! LOL!!!

Here is what happened…

As part of the protocol, they told me to fast this morning, no food, no drinks, no caffeine, no exercise… basically be as quiet as possible so that they can get a read on my cancer cell activities. They injected me with the contrast and told me to sit quietly for an hour. I thought to myself, that I can do! So, I sat quietly and relaxed. Before I knew it, I went into a deep meditation…

I have done meditation plenty of times before, but this was different. First of all, I didn’t set out to do it. I simply sat and it felt so good and natural that my body went completely still. I didn’t feel the need to stir so I let my body be. After a while, it felt like I was floating in vastness of nothing, like being in space not that I ever knew what space is like. 🙂 I went into this deep trance, no thought, no emotions, no nothing… just be. By the time the hour was over and the nurse came to get me, it felt like moments went by. I was completely dazed.

I walked over to the scan room and lied down on the scan table, decided to go quiet again and it happened again. I was completely still for however much time it took them (maybe 30-45 min) and again it felt like minutes. I have been in a couple dozen scans for this or that in the last 6 months, I had always had to try to stay still for all that time, but not this time! By the time they told me it was over, I couldn’t believe it. The nurse had to tell me twice before I recognized what he was saying!

I was so amazed that I drove home and decided to sit for no reason other than total curiosity. I sat for another 2 hours being totally absolutely still with no effort! The only reason I got out of it was my son texted me because he forgot something.

Ahh… time to come back to the real world! lol! Thank you, life! What an amazing day! And, thank you, Cancer, for teaching me how to meditate!