question: I am 39 yrs. young,178 lbs., smoked since i was 16 somewherez, recently quit at about eight months now, was sick this past winter with a cold an coughing up like crazy, had an x-ray done an recently found that i may have mild lung fibrosis, i am scheduled for a Pulmonary Function Test soon.  what i want to know is if the term MILD, does it just mean that i am in early stages of pulmonary fibrosis.  Now for one, I am not afraid to die but would feel like it would be unfair because i am just trying to get healthy by quitting smoking and drinking alcohol.  so, would having mild lung fibrosis also lead to death and roughly how long would i have if thats the case.  please answer me truthfully!  thank-you very much!