Bronchiectosis

Hi!
As your doctor said this disease never goes away. Acctually, is one of the chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Ectasis is a greek word and means widening and bronchi are airways. So, you have widening of the bronchi or their branches. The wall of the bronchi is damaged, inelastic and dilated. This results in airflow obstruction and sputum is trapped in this areas. Due to impaired clearance of secretions, sputum becomes an environment conducive to the growth of infectious pathogens. The more infections that the lungs experience, the more damaged alveoli become. That creates a destructive cycle within this disease.
It can be congenital (due to some birth defects and is manifested later during lifetime) and acquired bronchiectasis. The last one can be result of respiratory infections suffered, especially, during the childhood (whooping cough, measles), obstructions (inhaled foreign body), inhalation and aspiration of different toxic gases, alcoholism, heroin (drug use), and various allergies.

Have you suffered from tuberculosis?
Have you experienced severe cases of pneumonia or influenza?
Sometimes, this disease is associated with other chronic medical conditions.
Do you have problems with your bowel movements?
Do you suffer from joint pain?
Chronic cough is one of the main symptoms that are experienced by patient with bronchectasis (more than 70% of patient)
Did you cough a lot?
For how long you have been smoking cigarettes?
Did you cough even before you started to smoke?
I guess you are feeling much better without cigarettes, because cigarettes smoke is an irritant and should be avoid to prevent development of infections (such as bronchitis) and further complications.
Are you experiencing other symptoms like shortness of breath, weakness, fatigue or weight lost?
Symptom severity can vary and occasionally, patient can be without symptoms.
Because of airway obstruction and impaired clearance of secretions there is a coughing up sputum (with blood, pus and fuel smell) on daily bases.

You are asking if this condition is getting worse by time.
As I mentioned before more respiratory infections brings more damage to airway's walls and that leads to severe obstruction and impair clearance and this leads to new development of infection.
That's why is so important to prevent and control respiratory infections and
eliminate the accumulated secrets in airways.

Hope I helped a bit!
Take care!
Marija