 [ Symptoms ] what can i do to ease the pain of osteoarthritis in my right hand  i have had 9 sessions of pt but my right hand thumb area still hurts a few  times a day are there any kinds of specific exercises that i can do at home and at work [ Disease ] you should not be self treating your uti a urine culture not only determines the infection is present almost half of women who think they have a uti actually do and determines the bacteria that is causing it the culture will also determine if cipro is the appropriate drug for the bug to take an antibiotic you have at home is not wise since you may make things worse by delaying proper treatment once you take an antibiotic any antibiotic a culture would not be accurate