Collocations about sickness and pain in context

Question 1

My poor friend Gina is . . . ill. [She will die soon.]
She suffers . . . / . . . pain most of the time.
Apparently it’s an . . . illness that runs in her family.

Answer 1

My poor friend Gina is terminally ill.
She suffers from excruciating/unbearable pain most of the time.
Apparently it’s an incurable illness that runs in her family.

Question 2

Paul annoys everyone at work. He takes days off even for the most trivial/minor . . . .
It’s a serious . . . , but probably not . . . .

Answer 2

Paul annoys everyone at work. He takes days off even for the most trivial/minor ailments.
It’s a serious illness, but probably not life-threatening.

Question 3

For a few days it was . . . / . . . painful, but now it’s just a . . . ache.
My doctor . . . me some tablets and they . . . / . . . the pain.

Answer 3

For a few days it was acutely/intensely painful, but now it’s just a dull ache.
My doctor prescribed me some tablets and they relieved/alleviated the pain.

Question 4

Lorna was . . . the other day. She’s in hospital.

They’re not sure what it is yet.

Answer 4

Lorna was taken ill the other day. She’s in hospital. They’re not sure what it is yet.

Question 5

I had a heavy . . . and a . . . headache, so I wasn’t in a good mood.
[the opposite of a heavy cold is a . . . ]

Answer 5

I had a heavy cold and a splitting headache, so I wasn’t in a good mood. [the opposite of a heavy cold is a slight cold]