PMSL, or, how I literally pissed myself laughing and survived the last taboo to tell the tale / Luce Brett ; [introduction by Elaine Miller].

  • Brett, Luce, 1977-
Date:
2020
  • Books

About this work

Description

"PMSL is one woman's story, providing a razor sharp perspective from the sharp end of a medical issue that affects 1 in 3 women but that remains shrouded in taboo and social stigma, an untold story of a common condition. It's heartfelt, raw and funny--but crucially it is the first memoir to look at incontinence, lifting the lid on what anyone affected can do to navigate their way through the wet-knickered wilderness and what we can learn about ourselves, individually, and as a society cowed by our shamed bodies and desperate for information and control"--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

London : Green Tree, 2020.

Physical description

vi, 312 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Contributors

Contents

Prologue: the beginning-how did I get here? -- Pregnancy and childbirth. Speaking up ; Childbirth-expectations ; Childbirth-reality ; Coming home ; Six-week check ; Damage assessment -- Aftermath-who am I now? Depression ; Survival ; Booze ; Starting again ; Pelvis -- Round 2-back for more. Childbirth-again ; Physiotherapy ; Urogynaecology ; History ; Surgery -- The final taboos. Potty training ; Poo ; Stigma ; Sex -- Lessons. Feminism ; PMSL ; Men ; Medics ; Coping -- Epilogue-the ending: how did I get here? -- What if you are leaky too? -- Talking to doctors about your private parts (written with GP Rachel Boyce) -- Getting help and information for a broken body -- Getting help and information for a broken mind.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-306) and index.

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    TN.F
    		Open shelves

Permanent link

Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9781472977489
  • 1472977483