wow, you've had some hard luck. i hope things get back on track. you should rent a steam cleaner, that will suck up most of the water out of the carpet and padding, then run the AC and some fans for a few days to evaporate the rest off. you don't want mildew, and mold in your carpet, it gets pretty nasty. after remodeling several houses, and tearing out carpets, and seeing what's under there, i decided, only hard surfaced floors for me!