So glad you have been diagnosed correctly and are on the road to recovery!
I thought I was odd not having the typical symptoms! Once I went to doc for, what I thought was horrible hay fever allergy. I looked at me and said, "I bet you have a severe UTI" and the answer was "yes". I am now a firm believer in cranberry pills, uvi ursi, and vit c-little beasties can't live in acid urine!-beats taking antibiotics!