Jeesh. You didn't need that! But you're both extremely brave souls and the thought of only one more ride in the machine, as I called it, is great even if it's delayed another day. And of course David is right about the next few weeks. They might be very tough. But you'll both make it.

All I can add to Christine's comprehensive treatise on excess mucous is rinsing with a baking soda/water solution a few times a day. As they say about chicken soup for a cold... it can't hurt!

Hang in there!