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
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-306) and index.
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineTN.FOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781472977489
- 1472977483