Starting last fall I was short of breath. I had a complete cardiac workup with no problems found. I had a brain MRI with and w/o contrast. Along with a small lesion, they found I had sinus issues. I was sent to an ENT Specialist, who put me on prednisone and an antibiotic for 30days. I still had the chronic runny nose, dripping, so was sent for a CT of my sinus'. my sinus are almost shut down, and I have a severe deviated septum. I will have surgery in August. Since my runny nose issues didn't go away, I just had allergy testing last Thurs. Out of the 44 things they tested me for, I was allergic to 22 of them. My lifestyle of farming, raising cattle and horses, and being outdoors, I now find I have been allergic to most things I have been **** all of my life. Before the allergy testing, they did a spirometry test. The results were awful. I am 60yrs old, my lung age is 76. Can the allergies I have been exposed to all of my adult life have cause COPD? I was not aware that these would cause breathing issues and lung damage, as well as just being a nuisance. I have smoked off and on since I was 24, with several years of not smoking at all. I now find climbing stairs leaves me SOB, and an effort to exercise does the same. I have other health issues: type 2 diabetes, fibromyalgia, degenerative osteo-arthritis. Can I do anything to decrease my lung age? What does this mean for me as I grow older. My ENT said he would address this issue, and repeat the Spirometry test after my surgery in August. Should I wait this long? Please, any informatin you can give me will be more than welcome. I am very concerned about this issue, as I am a widow, and am my only finincial support, and have to work. Thank you, sorry this is so long..Maggie