I'm glad you decided to share another episode in your life story! Even though this happened some years ago, maybe it was still hard to write. Good thing you were in the medical field and knew what to do in the aftermath of the procedure. I look forward to the next episode!
As an aside, I think the 60s were an interesting decade for music, and I wonder what you were listening to at the time. There were lots of bands in and around LA, like The Doors, Beach Boys, Steppenwolf, Standells, Seeds, Mamas and the Papas, etc. Probably a cool time and place to be!
RE: Returning to California