Your hands stop bleeding.

Abandoning the double-edged sword is a double-edged sword in itself. Your hands stop bleeding but you get horrible whiplash (or withdrawal) symptoms. Of course, this implies instant abandonment, not a healthy distancing. Regardless, you won't return to Oz or Kansas. You'll most likely take a right turn at a crossroads and wind up in the middle of nowhere. Then you'll return somewhere. Slowly but surely, triumphantly. Wide grin. Quiet smirk. The winds of fortune blowing at your back. Lifting you up, messing up your hair.