A very sad but extremely brave post this morning by Iain explaining that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

I'm sure you will join me in wishing a very popular angler all the very best for his battle ahead. If you know Iain then rally round and give him your support.

Wishing Iain all the best hoping he can beat it as not a pleasant illness that has affected members of my close family in recent past.

Michael

I wish him the very best and a speedy recovery

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First thing I read as well. Best of wishes to him hope the surgery and treatment go well

Best wishes and speedy recovery. Never met or spoke to him but genuinely seems like one lifes goods guys

Best wishes and a speedy recovery.

Sorry to learn of this,hope all goes well for Ian...

Fight it, Iain. It can be beaten, or at least sent into remission.

We've never met but have seen you on telly. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Sad news

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I don't know the fella however, would not wish it on anyone, speedy recovery and good outcome wished for from me.

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Good luck Iain you can beat it mate.
My wife was diagnosed with bowel cancer 31 years ago,she had 90% of her bowel removed but she's still here today and enjoys a full and normal life at 63 years old.
It can be beaten I've got the living proof sitting in the same room as me right now.

Stay strong and good luck,you can beat it Iain.

hes a tuff bloke i wish him well,in his fight, im sure hell kick its ass

I must be really out of the loop where carp fishing is concerned, I don't have a clue who this fellow is or most "famous" anglers mentioned on this forum, don't do fishing magazines any longer, facebook or any carp related websites apart from here so that is probably why.


Saying that I wish him all the best as I know what he has is not nice not nice at all.

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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, it can be beaten!

Please if anyone gets the letter from the NHS for a lower bowel colonoscopy, take them up on it!
I did it doesn't hurt and the embarrassment factor far outweighs the thought of it. 2 mates i know have turned it down because apparently they are real men and that will see them through! Yes its a pain in the proverbial having to do the home enema and then straight to the NHS, but the staff were reassuring and the support you get is great. To quote the triage nurse its a bum job and is a hard day at the orifice. They have seen and heard it all

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Absolutely. If anyone can beat it he can. Seems a very positive person, wish him all the very best.

he is one of the good guys in angling, wishing him well with his battle..

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Astonishing good luck

I met Ian and had him present me a prize at one of the shows several years ago. One of carp fishing's good guys. Hoping the surgery is a success and the recovery goes smoothly.

Andy

Really does seem to be one of the good guys. Wish him all the best and get well soon

Best wishes Iain.......

Best wishes mate

In reply to Post #1
Best wishes for a speedy recovery

Best wishes to him and his family terrible news

Where did he post it can't find it anywhere

he posted it on his fb page

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Best wishes, get it out ASAP. Don't let it breach the bowel walls.

Hopefully the scan is a precaution.

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Ta bud

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All the best Ting Tong...

Thoughts and feelings are with you as I'm sure the rest of the angling community are!

In reply to Post #28
Thanks for posting that josh. I'm Not on Facebook or instagram so didn't see this.

Sending massive well wishes and positive energy to lain and his family.

All the best for the ling road ahead .

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Can only agree real men will go and have the procedure

In reply to Post #34
I have had eleven such procedures as I am in a high risk category. Prostate gets checked every year too. Neither procedures are pleasant but both are vital.

Not that any of this helps Iain.

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My mums just been through and still i guess going through it, but it good news, she had the chemo (tablet form) and radio. if your chemo is tablet form take the anti sickness tablet don't try and be a hero like my mum she didn't feel good with the chemo she didn't take the anti sickness tablet she' now on her second course of chemo and this time she taken the tablet and feels fine and she on a stronger dose of chemo.

She responded well to both chemo and radio and they couldn't find anymore cancer but they give the opportunity to have have the part of the bowel where the tumor was removed and stoma fitted (this is so the bowel can rest and heal), they class it as the gold standard treatment. she didn't have to have the op but they said she would be checked every three month and my mum didn't want to live with the constant not knowing


Its lucky she did have the op and they found some small cells but they hadn't passed through as they took a load of lymphnods and they were all clear, anyway the doctor and decided to nuke her with the second dose of chemo which is going ok on just incase they may have missed anything.

Hopefully after this course she can go in and have the stoma removed and get on with her life.

I've gone on a bit just kept on typing, but my mum has been positive through the whole experience and i really do think thats such a major contribution to beating this this horrible condition. The treatment is intense and can be horrible and theres loads of blood tests but if you can focus on the reason while your putting yourself through it, it might just help.

I wish Iain all the best for the future and hope he gets this sorted and can put this in the past as soon as possible. all the best

Christian

In reply to Post #35
Had the camera up my arse and also had the pleasure of down my throat

Would rather have a TV camera up my arse then ever have another one down my throat

But would do all again so they can rule things out .... Don't be a fool and say no

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All the best Mr drainpipe take the bull by the horns and make it wish it hadn't raised its ugly head and I look forward to more of yourself a d mozza musings next year big luv jim

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All the best to you're mum mate

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Had an experience with C myself years ago of the skin variety.

Very scary, quite often passed out during consultations at hospital and doctors surgeries and even driving home due to the scary nature of what was going on. Mrs was pregnant with our second and often layer next to my two year old at bedtime thinking well if the shirt hits the fan at least I will see the birth of our second.

Well that was 7 years ago, got the scars and never want see another hospital or surgery again if I can help it.

Wishing you all the best Iain and a very speedy recovery. You will soon be back to full strength and showing us those latest Shimano reel that make us all look good when we are blanking,

Iain.

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That's horrid. Get well soon Iain x

He's a very nice bloke, anytime I dealt with him. He'll beat it.

Iain has posted on his FB page that his cancer is terminal. Desperately sad news. Thinking of you Iain and your family.

In reply to Post #42
that's terrible news. Thoughts for him and his family

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Damn that's sad news. The poor man.

Yes terrible news. But his mindset is good. Keep fighting the good fight Ian. .

what can you say im so gutted for him, hope him all the best in this sad time,also still hope he somehow improves, nice guy

Amazing statement from Ian.......

Sad news Indeed he will keep fighting till the end though.

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Such sad news and it makes you realise, life is short, enjoy it, and be thankful for your loved ones every single day!

Such horrible news seems a lovely bloke

I'm genuinely down after hearing this news, and I don't even know him. Just seems such a terrible shame for someone who is clearly so well liked by the people who do know him.

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I don't know the fella but have seen a couple of YouTube videos with him in.
But im still gutted to hear he is suffering and is now terminal.
I knew someone who passed away with Bowel Cancer only a couple of years ago.
It's a very cruel disease and usually symptoms only start to show when the cancer has already taken hold.
My thoughts are with him and his family.

In reply to Post #42
That's sad
I like Iain

I know very little about the man but it's sad to hear this horrible disease is affecting another human being once more

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He is a genuine kind fun person he don't take no **** but wears his heart on his sleeve and loves a bit of banter and would do anything for the people close to him.Hes a true Stoke lad and I'm gutted he has got this terrible illness

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Very very sad.

So unfair

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Like most on here, don't know the guy but watched him on you tube and social media and comes across as a genuinely nice guy gutted for the guy so sad.

Sad sad news for such a great fella

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A friend of mine in NZ was telling me that they get sent a test kit on their 60th birthday over there which you send three stool samples spread over a few days and get the results back soon after, I hadn't heard of it here but I was three months shy of my 60th when she told me and low and behold on my 60th I received a test kit which I completed and sent back and luckily it came back all clear, I believe they send them out every two years.... I was thinking it would be a real kick in the gonads if it came back positive as I already have a positive result on my prostate (family history) but its the least aggressive type so i'm on active surveillance which means a blood test every three months and possibly another biopsy, ive got the option of radiotherapy or even having it removed altogether but if it doesn't grow too fast I may possibly outlive it meaning i'll die before it actually kills me, a startling statistic from the urologist told me that probably 50% of men my age (60) probably have prostate cancer of some form or another but most men don't get checked because they're maybe too embarrassed to go to the doctors and end up living with it without even knowing it unless its the really aggresive type, remember guys its well treatable providing it doesnt get out of the prostate, bowel cancer i'm sure is a different story

It must be the most dreadful news to be told that you have a terminal disease that is going to kill you, feel terribly sorry for Iain and like others have said having read articles and seen lots of videos it kind of feels like you know somebody

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I can only echo everyone else's sentiments regarding Iain's diagnosis - desperately sad ...

Here in Sydney, the same type of self-test kits are distributed at 50, and then every 4 years after. This practice started about 5 years ago, and at 54 I've recently received my second kit and got the results in a week - all good.

I do not know Iain personally but have enjoyed his videos/articles over the years, very sad and unfair for a person to be struck by this terrible illness.

Stay positive and spend your time with those who mean most to you.

Michael

Life can be cruel and so unfair cancer is a God damn awful disease, I can only echo what others have said.

Never met the man but he fished a lake in france that i do and the people there said he's a top lad.
All the best.

In reply to Post #64
Terrible news , puts day to day problems into perspective.

In reply to Post #42
Very sad news, I don't know Iain but wish him all the best in his fight.

Cancer is a horrible illness not helped by the level of NHS knowledge and standard treatments, I would urge anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis to do their own research in addition to their NHS specialists.

My partner was diagnosed with cancer nearly 20 years ago, our dealings with the NHS cancer 'specialist' were quite shocking, the specilist hadn't even heard of many of the alternative treatments available. After having some dealings with an alternative therapist in the UK, who turned out to be rubbish and ironically later died of cancer, we ended up going to the Oasis of Hope in Mexaco for treatment and advice.

I won't bore you with all the details but suffice to say she is alive and well today having had limited chemotherapy (a much shorter treatment than the NHS recommended course) combined with a number of natural therapies. One thing I found shocking was that 3 out of the 4 chemo drugs she was prescibed by the NHS were 'copies of natural remedies', please remember that drug companies can't make any money out of the actual natural remedy, they have to make a copy in order to sell it (often at vastly inflated prices).

So, in summary, do your own research combined with talking to your NHS specialist, who I hope will be more enlightened and knowledgeable than the one we dealt with.

If any of you are interested have a look at the Oasis of Hope's website, which is very informative and also gives their survival rates, they make interesting reading.

Their website is at www.oasisofhope.com

If anyone knows Iain feels free to pass this information on to him.

In reply to Post #42
Terrible news, genuine nice guy.
Must be going through some horrible times
Keep positive buddy
Makes you realise how small your own problems are

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Love Iain to bits, he gave me the chance to present to one of his shows re otters etc ...blokes one o the nicest chaps in angling out there....

This is iain's message.
Good morning world.......very sorry for my absence over the last couple of weeks. Ok, so I guess this is going to be hard for some to read, but you've all been there with me so far on this battle, and been very comforting I might add, so I feel its the right thing to put it out there.
The surgery on the 19th didn't go to plan, yes they removed the tumour but once inside they found a lot of very small cancer cells around the small bowel, and stomach. Obviously were all utterly shell shocked, numb and devastated as this is now classed as stage 4 in-operable, or in-curable, basically terminal cancer.
I came home on Monday which was very upsetting as it made it all reality after being wrapped up in cotton wool in hospital, but now im settling more in my own bed im feeling much better. Moving forward the surgeons want me back on chemo ASAP to attack and fight these smaller cells, im guessing all this will do is prolong my life which in fairness ive come to accept. We didn't ask for a date or prognosis on when they think my time will be, id rather not know TBH, but once im over this surgery, then settled back onto chemo im going to really try to live my life to the full doing exactly what I love the most, and with the people I love the most.
Terminal cancer doesn't have to mean doom & gloom I think, yes there will be sad and dark times for sure, but im not prepared to let this mother ****er of a disease rob me of my character and personality too. As soon as im fit enough I want to be back fishing and working too, and as long as I can catch a few along the way then that will be enough for me.
Life can throw little curve balls in the mix from time too time, this is just another one of those times for me, but I wont lie down & die, I wont give in, and ill fight until I draw my last breath, whenever that maybe.
Im certainly going to be looking into the THC oil now, it cant really do me any harm, and if it helps me mentally then thats a start. I must also thank all the close friends who visited me in hospital, it was like a conveyor belt of emotions at times, but we had lots of tears but also lots of laughter.
Cathy has been my absolute rock through it all, the hospital allowed her to sleep in my room and she was there every minute to comfort me, wipe my arse after id had a little accident, and also to give ''little tong'' a quick wash, but without her there id of struggled physically & mentally, so for that words will never be able to express how much I not only love her, but how she comforted me in every way.
So moving forward, lets do it together eh......with positivity and laughter and a big **** you to cancer, it might get me in the end, but by god it wont stop me from living my life to the full between now and then.

Much Love..........XXX

In reply to Post #69
Admirable

U get a lot of cocks in carp fishing but he genuinely seems like a nice guy and feel really sorry for him and his family

In reply to Post #69
What a brave man he is.
Deep respect from someone who also has only read his articles.
I hope the coming months..years.?... are full of fun and laughter for him.
And some big carp too.
Good luck young man, you are inspirational

Great words, great attitude, great fortitude. Well done, Ting-Tong.

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As a side note. What's the deal with his nickname ‘ting tong' ?

In reply to Post #74
Little Britain character

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In reply to Post #76
I met Iain whilst serving on jury duty a few years back - brilliant bloke .... No edge to him at all, just an ordinary Potteries lad. It is such sad news

My wife was diagnosed with cancer of the bowel, stage 2/3, on Christmas Eve 2010. After extensive surgery, resulting in a permanent stoma, and vicious chemo (couldn't have radiotherapy), she is still with me, and officially in remission - I feel so very lucky

I'm glad to see that Iain is determined to fight it all the way, even with a "terminal" prognosis - give it hell, owd lad !!

In reply to Post #77
A couple of years ago professional rugby player Tom Young's wife aaa diagnosed with stage 4 cancer which is terminal. She is still her and cancer free miracles can happen.

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I had stomach cancer when I was just 34 - was told it was terminal as it was not diagnosed until very late (I had almost no symptoms). Had chemo and radiotherapy to shrink the tumour, which worked and scans showed it hadn't spread to my liver, which initially I was told it had - this was then followed by surgery to remove my stomach and also my spleen. I am now 53 and still trucking. No miracles and I am not some kind of super man - just a strong will and the best possible medical treatment. Iain comes across as a man of great inner strength, I wish him well.

In reply to Post #69
What an extraordinarily brave man he is.
Such grace, I hope something unexpectedly good happens for him, even now.

In reply to Post #80
I could not have put it better mate.

Rip Ian. Be good up there 😘

In reply to Post #82
RIP brave man

life is so ****in cruel, it's always the good ones that get taken early.😪😒

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RIP Iain . . class of '71!

In reply to Post #85
Sad news and only 50. RIP m8!

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I've only seen Ian from the videos or podcasts but its hit me regardless.. rip ian

Sad news.

One of the greats. Really sad.

In reply to Post #89
RIP Ting Tong

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RIP IAN

rip ian, deepest sympathy to your family

In reply to Post #92
Very sad news .

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R.I.P Iain

In reply to Post #94
a very sad loss to many.

R.I.P my friend

In reply to Post #86
you will be missed by all

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rip tingtong

In reply to Post #97
Very sad news, remember talking to him at one of the Sandown shows, game across a very down to earth nice guy, who knew is job in the fishing industry, sadly missed Iain .

In reply to Post #98
So so sad... RIP young sir!!!

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My respect and sorrows to the family and friends in this sad time!! 

Really upset me today when the email came through from DNA! 

Met Tong several times when visiting his house for cast off's...I got his trakker weigh sling which became my sacred sling knowing what he had caught in it!! 😘

I Remember how excited he was to show me the new Shimano Techniums when they first came out back in the day in his spare bedroom and I really didn't know him!! 

His garage was his man cave and he  showed me around even though we were new to meet.!!

We will miss you...A carp with your name on I hope? 🙂

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So gutted i've been away and some how i've missed this terrible news.
I never met the man but was always happy to watch his videos and listen to his thoughts, i've even made some fluorescent coloured leads because of him. He was diagnosed a little while after my mum was so i was always interested in how he was doing and the last video i saw seemed positive, cancer is just **** .

Rest in peace Ian, i hope all his family take warmth from all the people that will miss him.