Thx for the advice everyone,

So my mistakes were playing way too long and going from one to two/three hands in a DD game.

For what you guys suggest I should stay low for a while at least in casinos in SoCal. What would be a reasonable span of time? Are we talking about couple months or 6-8 months?
I was thinking of going to Vegas this weekend. Would this be a risky move now?

If I approach DD decks again, will I be safe just spreading bets in a single hand with a positive count and never play more than two hands?