Help.. 2000 dts tranny blown

BLEW MY TRANSMISSION THE OTHER DAY, AND IM REALLY STRESSED. I HAVENT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET, SINCE IT WONT MOVE NOW. THE PRICES IVE BEEN HEARING THO, ARE BETWEEN $2,000 AND $4,000. THE DTS HAS ABOUT 75,000 ON IT.

WHAT HAPPENED:
ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO, THE TRANNY STARTED SLIPPING WHEN I FIRST PULLED AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP. IT WOULD ALSO SOMETIMES SLIP LIKE A MANUAL DOES WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHOS REAL SLOW LETTING THE CLUTCH OUT WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND ITS AN AUTOMATIC.

FINALLY, A FEW DAYS LATER I GOT SERVICE TRANSMISSION ON THE DASH, AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT LOOKED AT. WELL IT DECIDED TO GIVE UP THE GHOST 2 DAYS BEFORE I WAS GOING TO GET IT LOOKED AT.

I WAS COMING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT ABOUT 70. WENT UP A HILL, SO THE MOTOR SLAMMED ON THE GAS TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE, AND THATS WHEN IT MADE A HARD SHIFT, AND I SMELLED THE TRANNY BURNT UP. :banghead: I WAS ONLY A MILE OR TWO FROM HOME, SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY THERE WITHOUT STOPPING, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEFORE I MADE IT HOME, AND IT TOOK ABOUT 6,000 RPMS JUST TO GET THE CAR ROLLING, AND IT WOULDNT GO PAST 15 MPH AFTER THAT. I MADE ONE MORE COMPLETE STOP, AND NOW ITS PRETTY MUCH LIKE BEING IN NUETRAL WHEN IM ACTUALLY IN DRIVE. LIFTED THE HOOD, THERE WAS TRANNY FLUID EVERYWHERE, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS DRIPPING FROM EVERYWHERE TOO. HAD TO PUSH IT INTO ITS PARKING SPOT SO I PUT IT IN NUETRAL, AND IT WOULDNT ROLL BACKWARDS...

ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW SEVERE THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. IM HOPING THE BEST:cloud9:, BUT EXPECTING THE WORSE.:lildevil:

HERES A PICTURE... SHES MY BABY