Thanks, everybody!
I went to the doc's office at 6 a.m. and got the giant Q-tip removed, and now am sporting a smaller, removable elastic wrap not unlike what I imagine the nuns in The Sound of Music wore under their veils! LOL And I got to take a shower and wash my hair! Yay!
And you know the turkey neck? GONE!!!
The bags under the eyes? Gone -- and replaced by a lovely line of stitches! LOL
Oh, and my anesthesiologist was a beautiful young woman who reminded me of our own lovely lyn*, so I felt like I was in very good hands indeed!
Mr. K is still in Texas, but my BFF, the lovely Amanda, has been here the whole time and is the very best nurse anybody could ever ask for!
And look! I'm a YLF Veteran!!