Oh Carole, how can you say you are a bad meowmie. When this unfortunate accident happened, you brought your baby lexie straight to the vet. It's not like you took her tail and slammed it in the drawer on purpose. It was an accident. I caught Mooky's paw in the door, my RB C-Fer got his tail caught in a door and my Katie girl was locked in my closet all day. Why did these unfortunate accidents happen? Cause cats are so quiet and fast and have a tendacy to run right in front of you and you not even notice. As with the cone, yes it is very uncomfortable for them, but as Cinder & Smoke said, they learn to adjust. Don't worry, your baby will not seriously hurt herself. The main thing right now is to let her little tail heal properly so she doesn't need any more treatment for it. That unfortuately means having to deal with the cone a little bit longer.
Good luck Carole and you are a GREAT MEOWMIE.