I got sick right after attending a graduation ceremony in an arena filled with 10,000 spectators. I stood in the nose bleed section with my back too a wall so no one would be breathing down my neck, but someone in my section had a respiratory virus and I caught it.
I suspect what I have is RSV or the flu. I still have a lingering cough. I went to Doctor Angle Ho on Mills Avenue today and she prescribed two medications that she says will knock down the effects of the infection. One is Benzonatate and the other is Oseltamivir phosphate.
Benzonatate is a prescription cough suppressant. It calms your cough reflex to help prevent coughing for three to eight hours after taking a dose. My cough has died down so I might not need this right away.
Oseltamivir an oral anti-viral drug approved for the treatment of acute, uncomplicated influenza in patients whose flu symptoms have not lasted more than two days.
So the sketch above was started in the doctors waiting room which was completely empty. That is why there is a medical Caduceus on the TV screen. I only stated blocking in the lines of the empty waiting room when I was called back. I was weighed, my blood pressure was taken and then a sonogram was used to take my pulse in my ankles. I’m not sure what my ankle pulse had to do with my chronic cough but hey, I’m not the doctor. The doctor never determined exactly what virus I had.
Since the doctors visit had flown by so fast, I decided to go to my Toyota dealership since my Prius has had a warning light on for the past month or so. I stated drawing right on top of the unfinished doctors waiting room sketch. Both scenes were using 1 point perspective so in many ways the two scenes lines up. I started the dealership drawing because I was fascinated with a woman who seemed to be wrestling with her hair. Eventually her friend helped her get the knot into some semblance of a workable form.
I managed to finish this sketch with plenty of time to spare before mechanics decided to make any assessment of what work they might want to do on my Prius. The sketch is a sloppy artists version of a double exposure. I had to rush back to the Lake County studio to teach several online art classes. With the long commute I was running late. The dealership got me a free rental but regardless I was going to be late for class.