Oh my goodness! Terminology! I have never heard of "end stage " bronchiectasis but it sure would scare the heck out of anyone. Doctors should be more careful with the words they use!

In copd, the scale that doctors used to use had 4 stages from miId to very severe. Sometimes they would refer to stage 4, very severe, as end stage. All it meant was that the patient is on all the current medication and treatments and science does not have anything else to offer. It may be end stage because there are no more stages but people with stage 4 copd live for many MANY years. Please do not think of it as end iof life stage. No one has an expiration date though I have often expected the radiologist to find a sign during my many ct scans that says "use by 1995."

I hope your pulmonologist has experience with bronchiectasis and you should keep on with your extremely impressive workout. Meanwhile please try to forget the unfortunate terminology.