Oh no! So sorry to hear you had the flu - I know how miserable that is!

I don't think anyone has really passed you up in level except maybe Fyrna and Yunstar. I know there's a group in the upper 20s and a group of up-and-comers (Mydrial, Beast, Fax, etc.) that are in the lower 20's. I bet in a few weeks it will level out and we'll all be about the same level anyway.