<human>: Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...My husband has a chest infection - a small pocket of pneumonia is in his left lobe. He is coughing up large long blood clots and also coming through his nose when blowing. Will this settle or continue
<bot>: Respected user, HiT hanks for using Chat Doctor.come have evaluated your query thoroughly.* Recovery time of the pneumonia vary from days to weeks depending upon - extent of pneumonia - associated co morbid conditions - causative organisms' virulence - host immune response - type of treatment - smoking consumption - activity level - exposure to noxious substances as pollen or dust - diet .* So, to answer the question, lot many conditions have to be calculated and based upon that we can comment.* One thing I want to convey that it will be surely recovered with proper line of management. Hope this clears your query. Welcome for further doubts. Regards.  Of management.