Cipro 250 mg and UTI?

Hello, I have all the symptoms of a UTI so on Saturday I went to Urgent Care to be seen by a Dr. They could not do an on the spot urinalysis because I had taken those pills that turn your urine orange, but they sent my sample for a urinalysis. In the meantime I was prescribed Bactrim for 3 days. At the end of the 3 days, today, my symptoms are still here. They are no better. So I called the Urgent Care Center to find out if they had the results of my urinalysis from Saturday. A different doctor than who I saw on Saturday spoke with me today and said my urinalysis was positive, but they did not get the results of which strain it is. I was given a new prescription today for Ciprofloxacin 250 mg twice a day for 5 days.

The pharmacist that filled my prescription was educating me on the drug letting me know possible side effects, etc. and I asked if this was the typical treatment for UTI's. He said yes, but normally it is double the dosage, usually 500 mg twice a day.

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Long story short, I called the doctor back to inquire as to why I only got 250 mg pills instead of 500 mg, but the dr. was with a patient, so I spoke to "someone" else, and she said that is probably because your urinalysis came back negative. Huh??? What???

So I am now totally confused. The doctor told me my urinalysis was positive, just that they did not know the strain, the woman who took my call when I called to check on the dosage said I had no infection. I just hope all my symptoms, which are very uncomfortable, are truly a UTI and not anything else more serious...

I am sorry this is so long, but does anyone have any insight for me?

Thank you.