Question: I am a 63 year old woman with no prior history of UTIs. In fact, I hadn't even realized that I might have one when about 6-7 weeks ago I felt urgency to urinate and just drops of urine came out for the several times I tried. Later that evening, I drank plenty of water and urinated normally, which I did for the next two weeks. Then it happened again. Same issue, and it resolved itself in about 24 hours. The same thing started happening with increased frequency, and I felt bloated and frustrated by my non-productive trips to the bathroom. The situation always seemed to resolve itself within a day. I am now planning a trip out of the country on Monday for a week and thought I'd better see a doctor in case this gets worse. I went to a walk in clinic and was provided with a prescription of Macrobid, which I started taking yesterday. I didn't have constant sy,mptoms before, so I'm not sure if it's working. My question relates to my fear that I did not respond to this in a timely manner - could there be complications? What should I look for? Everything I read seems to indicate that you have to treat a UTI quickly, but I fear I've left it too long (as I hadn't recognized it and also felt no real pain and transient discomfort.) Should I be worried?
Thanks you.