Poor you! And yes, how typical of a kitten to be fine while you're still recovering.

Juni's mom, Naomi, was a very petite kitty, she was even smaller than Juni. Black, small, she could disappear in a second. We were cooking for a party once. We baked something in the oven, then while getting ready the next load, we left the oven door open. The oven light didn't work and when I started the oven and closed the door, I didn't notice anything unusual. Then, in two seconds, THUMP, THUMP (one would have thought it's a panther).
I opened the door and off flies a smoky kitty I am laughing now, but at that moment, I was really scared. She smelled for several days and her fur was like new in two weeks.