I don't know if it's been worse than yours ladyb., but it's not been great. I began feeling very ill on the afternoon of 12th Dec.. I was unable to get out of bed for 5 days (except for crawling to the ensuite loo); ferociously high temperature (39+); B.P. dropped like a stone; continual cough & chest congestion and tore several intercostal muscles with the coughing. Now I'm up, but exhausted and sleeping at least an hour in the afternoon and my brain is sort of woolly. OH's nurses diagnosed 'flu - and it felt just like it (had real 'flu in 2010). I was vaccinated as well!!
I'm just pleased OH didn't get it (heart problems and 89 yrs. old).
Anyway, I'm still alive and kicking (albeit feebly) and so are you, so let's just keep on truckin' (as the saying goes).
I hope you feel better very soon; I know I'm improving slowly, but that's good. :)