16 hours after posting the above status, my throat wasn't getting any better; it pained me to swallow, breathing became an effort because my nose was blocked and I was coughing non-stop.

An hour later, I paid the doctor a visit and came home with this {points below}.

A snooze later (the flu medication has drowsy after-effects) and my throat is healing up; feeling less sore.

Looking forward to be up and running asap; throat, nose and chest all healed up.