I am so sorry to hear of your damage and loss, @Cath62 - and especially after all the work you'd put in with the additional drainage etc - it seems that every year, we are having the 'one in 100 year flood' now ....
We were lucky - ours was just water, no mud.
Floods are just soul destroying. With a fire, you know straight up, that stuff is GONE ...but with a flood, you can still see it, touch it & have hope in your heart that it may 'come good' .... but all the bacteria in the mud & slush .. just makes it too dangerous to 'hang onto stuff' .... I hope you are wearing some sort of mask protection, too .... as some is minute airborne bacteria & can be very dangerous to the lungs, if it gets a foothold. :(
I hope your assessment is processed quickly & the muck cleared & cleaned asap ... Your garden WILL return to it's former glory xx
All the best for your surgery .. wishing you a hassle l hassle free recovery xx
take care xx
