Sorry to hear this, no one know if they will survive or how long we live. I have had COPD since 2011 . Smoked for 40 years. Stopped and lungs are much better. They do recuperate some after you stop smoking. I was in and out of hospital for 5 years and almost died twice.
Now I am active , go to work part time, use my inhalers and have many other problems along with this. Do not sit around and think about it, go on with your life and do the very best you can. Hugs to you

If you've quit smoking, you've done the really hard part of managing and controlling your COPD. Get a pulmonologist and have a complete diagnostic workup completed and once you know what you're dealing with, have medications prescribed and have a treatment plan you can talk with her about what you can do to manage and control a chronic condition. The condition won't go away, but things can get a LOT better. Talk about developing a daily exercise routine, including aerobic exercise and weights/resistance exercises for the upper, lower and core muscle groups. Watching your diet, weight control, getting flu and pneumonia vaccines as recommended, staying away from people with bugs and having a plan for what you do when you do get something respiratory that's more than heading for the nearest urgent care or ER are major topics to explore. With a little luck and lots of hard work, you can probably sail through the rest of your life with few problems, and like me, look forward to your first great-grandchild. I've had COPD since 1985; I'm 74, I still work part-time and fly all over the US and Canada usually twice a month, and I have about a third the lung function of someone my age. My life is full and fun; yours can be too.

Try to get booked for pulmonary rehab .. exercises and direction as to eating, fitness, activity... it all plays a part in our recovery. Remember this... The MORE you DO .. the more you can do. When out of hospsital ... I couldn't walk 8 feet without getting out of breath. The rehab gives you couple different ways to breathe ... so by doing that and eating smaller meals instead of 3 eat 6 .... each day brings more hope. |It will not happen overnight .. but after a few weeks .. you will begin to notice and the best part is ... once you see your progression ..even a bit .. it gives you incentive to keep on going. Unless you want to sit in a corner ... or get out and do activities with you children ... you will feel far better ..

Every morning take a moment to be grateful for your life and the people In it.

You have a choice to be a victim that you have lung disease,

OR

You choose to be a happy person living her best life today, with humor and grace.

This has helped popped me
Immensely. I have been In stage 4 since last year. My belief is that doctors PRACTICE medicine. They go by statistics not by individual personalities and beliefs.

I am that ant moving a rubber tree plant. I never give up. When I fall down, I get back up. I don't wait for my doc to tell me about the latest research and development of new treatments. I only get 5- 10 minutes of his time. I do my own so I am prepared when I see him.

I hope this helps you.

Hugs and hope,
Deno 💙

@SuZZThank you, been thru so much I just want people to stay positive. It is hard to do when you are sick, but it affects you more when you are down and out. I know I lived it. Depression, Anxiety and many more things.