I just read online that you can buy test strips at the pharmacy to detect UTIs. I ran out to get one! I almost didn’t find it, but after having someone point me in the right direction and reading every box carefully, I found the boxes of test strips. YAY! I quickly came home.

Now unfortunately I didn’t read the instructions first (they didn’t come out of the box so I didn’t see them, I just read the instructions on the bottle of strips) that say to wash your genitals thoroughly beforehand. I also couldn’t pee much more than a few drops, nor did I hold it for a few hours like suggested. But the results: the WBC (white blood cells) test was WAY positive, the nitrate test was negative. Their instructions (which I found afterwards) say that if the nitrate test is positive you have a UTI. If the WBC is positive, but the nitrate test is negative, test again later. Gar. So I guess I’ll wait until the morning and follow the directions properly this time and then see what I get.