Dr. Boris Sheynin
Internal Medicine
Skokie, IL
24 years experience male
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Skokie, IL
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Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
English
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86 Answers
7 Agrees
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Check for UTI: Not enough info - where in the bottom. Check to make sure it's not uti.
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A member asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Pilonidal cyst: This likely pilonidal cyst. Those usually could be treated with antibiotics, but sometimes need surgical drainage. Call your doctor today to get ant... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Depends: Tick may carry Lyme disease. If you are concerned about Lyme, Doxycycline would antibiotic of choice. If you are treating local reaction, Amoxicilli... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Not a healing proces: This is likely result of your prior smoking. Schedule appoinment with your doctor for evaluation.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Practice: Premature ejaculation is a common problem (so you are not alone). Luckily, it may improve with steady partner. Some medications , like Viagra, (sild... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Use head and shoulde: Try head and shoulder shampoo as it's likely fungal infection. If that doesn't work, Ketoconazole shampoo will do. Without seeing it, hard to guess ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Lung disease: Most commonly due to lung disease. Sometimes diuretics may cause increase in CO2 (Lasix (furosemide) or Demadex)
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Get a friend: Psychotherapy probably would be the best way to help you out. Sometimes being able to talk your issues with a trusted friend, may help. Call for hel... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Likely flu: This is most likely viral infection with meningeal inflammation. I would recommend going to Emergency Room, based on what I heard so far
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
See gastroenterologi: You will need a colonoscopy to make sure you are not obstructed and rule out colitis. Possibilities include spastic colon, obstructive process or inf... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
High dose: If your stomach can handle it - not toxic. But why to risk it? Average daily requirement is about 1000 mg
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Will take time: mono may take several weeks to clear, and medications would not be that helpful
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Ignore: First see urologist or urogynecologist to find a cause. Consider physical therapy.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Might be herpes: You may have herpes, show it to your doctor.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Take hyosciamine: Take hyosciamine, reduce solid food intake, drink plenty of fluids - pedialyte or gatoraid.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
See Neurosurgeon: You have severe neuropathic pain. Take Neurontin or Lyrica (pregabalin) for the pain, get referral to neurosurgeon.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Likely flu: That sounds like a flu, however reactive arthritis may happen with other viral infections. Check with your doctor to exclude strep as well since it c... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Replace thyroid: Replace thyroid hormone first, ask your doctor to check tsh, free t4, than dose thyroid hormone. Also, add regular exercise and diet (recommend talk... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Hormonal fluctuation: Even though your tubes are ligated, you still continue hormonal fluctuations which would cause menstrual cycles.
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A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Not normal: This is abnormal, take her to a doctor. Sudden memory loss could be due to infection.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Check with your doc: Need holter monitor. Check with your doctor.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Might be urgent: If you have new pain, it may be urgent.
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A female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Malabsorption: they float with any rapid bowel propulsion - sign of undigested fat. Norovirus usually causes severe diarrhea that would last 24-48 hours. Keep hydr... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Train your core: Train your core muscles, warm up and stretch your activity, use warm compresses and ibuprofen after
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Monitor her: If she is done crying, she is likely to be ok. Just to make sure, take her to a doctor tomorrow
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Nothing wrong with: There is nothing wrong with being close to your family. In your age it's common to get upset about lack of friends or social attention. Grow up, stu... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Are you depressed?: consider depression with these symptoms. Flomax (tamsulosin) may cause fatigue in the morning. Discuss these issues with your primary care doctor
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A female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Call your doctor: this sounds like a gastroenteritis, but could be also sign of serious problem. Do not eat, drink plenty of fluids, prefer pedialyte or gatoraid. If ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Depends on a cause: you may need a tap for diagnostic purposes, but history and physical are important. Do you have reactive arthritis, rheumatoid, how frequently sympto... Read More
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A 64-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Possible contraction: not clear why would you have periodic pains, but recommend evaluation by gynecologist and imaging, if exam is not revealing
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Talk to dentist: talk to your dentist - may need a drain and/or change in antibiotics
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Infection likely: other possibility is contact dermatitis. However, unless you wear ear ring in one ear only, infection is likely cause. You may want to see your doct... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
They already dead: Those cells are already dead once they reach superficial layer of the skin.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Not normal: It might be expected, but call your gynecologist who would know details of your case and might recommend follow up or ER evaluation
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
It may: Could be dangerous. Herpes in eye may cause blindness, seek medical attention.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Talk to your ortho: Call your orthopedist, please. Possibilities include infection or hematoma.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Do you exercise: Exercise may also cause lighter periods
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Loose weight: Only proven way to help fatty liver is to loose weight. You don't need biopsy
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
See your doctor: Could me muscle spasm, but could not exclude pleural effusion, pneumonia, pneumetorax (air in you chest). If you are short of breath on exertion or a... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
No indication: I don't know that it maybe used to treat depression. However, if use approved medication, it may interfere with hepatic metabolism
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Need exam: Possibilities include inguinal hernia vs painfull lymph note vs pulled muscle. Advise evaluation by a doctor
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Chronic tonsillitis: Monitor for possible troubles - fever, infection, consider checking CBC since Mono may present this way. See a doctor for throat swab. Chronic tonsil... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Likely allergy: You likely have allergy - could due to pollen, down in your pillow, etc. Usually steroid nasal spray would help, but need to use use it regularly for... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Check x-ray: For loose screws or pin coming out too far.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Use moisturizer: Dry skin is caused by dry cold air, sometimes by washing with hot water and using antibacterial soap or liquid soap. Change to softer types of soap (... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Show it to doctor: soak it in warm water with soap, put iodine around the wound when dry. You may need systemic antibiotics. Needless to say, schedule follow up with y... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Get good habits: could be different reasons: increased activity? Check your thyroid. Do you feel thirsty or urinating too much? Talk to your doctor as weight loss c... Read More
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A 65-year-old male asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Unknown: i am not aware of those being studied. However, there scientifically proven methods to treat symptoms. Discuss those with your doctor
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Boris Sheyninanswered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Agree with diagnosis: Sounds like osteoarthritis. Talk to your doctor about knee replacement eventually.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Intestinal cramps: You are having intestinal cramps - smooth muscle contractions due to inflammation. Drink plenty of fluids with electolytes (pedialyte or gatoraid) an... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Sheynin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Sheynin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Very helpful, thanks. I'm so scared to find out if it's something that can't be cured or go away on it's on. Are those my only choices of outcome???
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U r right I have had this for 8 years caused by anorexia. I was hospitalized for a potential heart attack at 17. No problem since 2008 until recent.:
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have a cellulitis from what I know is a tick bite 3 days ago--
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Top General Internist, First Place, Evanston Region - Fall
2014
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