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[|Human|] for 1year, I have been sick in the hospital for almost a year i had a tub down my throught to help me breath and eat. anyway I came out of for no reason they could not figure everything was going but my priest gave the last rights and I woke up, so they call it an anointing whatever. They finally said is was copd, know my question is this its been almoswt 3 years how long is it going to get backto atleast a little better.
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. COPD (chronic Obstructive airway disease) is chronic, progressive disease. It is incurable. Once a COPD patient always a COPD patient. We have to control it and stop the progression of the disease. So all the treatment is directed on 2 strategy only.1. Prevention of COPD.2. Hold the progression of COPD. So follow these steps for better management of COPD.1. Avoid smoking if you are smoker 2. Take your inhaler medicines regularly.3. Enroll your self in pulmonary rehabilitation center where chest physiotherapy and deep breathing exercises are done.4. Take adult pulmonary vaccines like pneumococcal and h.influenza to prevent future lung infection.