Comments on: Jim Harbaugh has procedure to deal with irregular heartbeat

By: discosucs2005

discosucs2005 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:05:28 +0000

Just ask any of the workers in the building on how he treats them.
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What are you talking about? A good friend of mine works at Candlestick and has met Harbaugh twice, and the second time they met (around 3 months after the first time) Harbaugh not only remembered his name, but remembered that he had said his dog was having surgery and asked how it went (it went fine). And my friend is like the lowest level employee (sorry if you’re reading this Dani, but you know it’s true).

I mean, maybe that was just one random thing and he’s mean to everyone else but nice to my friend, but I don’t think there is any reason to think Harbaugh is mean to the people that work for him.

By: thereisfootballwestofjersey

thereisfootballwestofjersey — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:59:59 +0000

As coach himself says….”No time to sit around and worry…just gotta dust off and ride”

By: mluebke6

mluebke6 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:57:44 +0000

My semi educated guess would be that is a “cardio-vert”. The procedure is as simple as getting the paddles. Kind of a reset button for your heart. Supplimented with a few medications. The long term fix is usually an ablation procedure. I have some experience, 6 cardioversions and 4 ablations, both of which are relatively simple and easy to recover from. My last one was 3 months ago, the entry points are so tiny now that “sandbags” are no longer used. I hope coach gets healthy and continues to be as intense as ever. -Lions fan.

By: hrmlss

hrmlss — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:21:02 +0000

The procedure is an ablation, it involve running a catheter up thru a vein in his groin, into the right side of his heart, piercing the center wall of the heart into the left side and then using the catheter , they freeze the hyper active muscles in the heart walls, usually the muscle rings around the vessels leading out of the heart. Can be up and around in a few hours or have to stay overnight. Have to stay on blood thinners for a while. The worst part is post surgery when you have to lay in bed with big sand bags keeping pressure on the holes in your groin so you don’t bleed out. Works though, I havent had a problem in 9 years since mine.

By: gcberger

gcberger — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:17:42 +0000

Irregular heartbeat? Atrial Fibrillation? A-Fib is no joke, believe me. It can be controlled in many cases by a combination of medication and quitting both alcohol and caffiene. No booze, no coffee, no cokes! And, by cutting out alcohol and soft drinks, the pounds come off!

Good luck, coach.

By: rhone16

rhone16 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:10:37 +0000

I’m surprised he didn’t instruct the team to say only that he’s “working through something”. (For those who don’t follow the Niners, that’s usually as much detail as Harbaugh will provide regarding injured players.)

By: andylucksneck

andylucksneck — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:43:33 +0000

From a hospital bed he is still 10 times the coach his little brother is.

By: hawkfan50

hawkfan50 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:29:53 +0000

Hawk fan here , with all the vitrol for the Niners and their coach that goes along with it . However …

We are talking about a man’s life here . As a person with a pacemaker myself , I can’t think of any other ‘procedure’ for an irregular heartbeat other than a pacemaker implant . If thats the case , it’s doubtful he’ll be back to work tomorrow . Hopefully he feels better soon .

Take it easy coach , give yourself time to heal properly . Sticking wires into your heart isn’t always the “minor procedure” they say it is . God bless .

By: ihateravens

ihateravens — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:05:24 +0000

Hope he is well but he probably has this problem because he looks a lot like the Baltimore coach.

By: jtylert

jtylert — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:01:58 +0000

From a Seahawks fan that thinks Harbaugh is insufferably annoying-

A sincere get well soon.

You’ve made divisional football fun again.

Take it easy, coach.

By: NakedCowboy!

NakedCowboy! — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:59:56 +0000

Thats why he has been so sedate on sidelines on game day… now that its taken care of… he can let the emotions out… kidding aside… wishing harbaugh a speedy recovery… dont miss a beat!

By: silverhornet

silverhornet — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:56:13 +0000

Probably want to stay away from those Monster energy drinks.

By: derikeve

derikeve — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:49:13 +0000

Red bull strikes again!

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:48:16 +0000

Is he doubtful,questionable, probable, or a game time decision for Mon night?

By: smcgaels1997

smcgaels1997 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:46:23 +0000

Seriously? A medical situation and its bash on Harbaugh..stay classy

By: baloneyjohn

baloneyjohn — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:44:42 +0000

This clown is his own worse enemy. Carrying on like he does, can not be healthy. Its a tired act and the players are probably immune to it.

By: zillabeast

zillabeast — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:35:27 +0000

Talk smack about Harbaugh all you want, but fans 95% of the NFL’s other teams wish they had a coach half as good as him.

By: sourdough

sourdough — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:33:03 +0000

Laying off booze will help his heart too.

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:31:09 +0000

@ mvp43

Somehow I don’t think he is afraid of Schwartz. And in beating Schwartz like a rented mule, he probably wouldn’t even break a sweat.

By: mondzy805

mondzy805 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:30:21 +0000

Get well Coach. Thanks to you, Nobody got it better than us. From the 49ers Faithful.

By: leroysbutler

leroysbutler — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:28:15 +0000

Maybe that’s why he appears to be psycho.

By: raidertheo

raidertheo — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:27:59 +0000

Hopefully it leads to something more serious. I am so sick and tired of this bum crying and complaining every game.

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:26:55 +0000

He better chill out or he’s going down with a heart attack

By: tombradysponytail

tombradysponytail — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:26:27 +0000

He has a heart?

By: jnova80

jnova80 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:25:53 +0000

Get better soon, Jim!

By: sonoco

sonoco — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:24:59 +0000

Get well soon coach!

By: waxthat

waxthat — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:24:43 +0000

Get well soon coach…you’re doing a heck of a job

By: bobhk

bobhk — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:20:35 +0000

cubsin2049 says:
Nov 15, 2012 3:12 PM
Gotta have a heart to have an irregular heartbeat.

Just ask any of the workers in the building on how he treats them.
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Is that you Jim Schwartz??

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:17:09 +0000

Thankfully, he already played the Lions so he doesn’t have to worry about Schwarts running him down and triggering a cardiac arrest!

By: Johnny Chingas

Johnny Chingas — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:15:23 +0000

Harbaugh is the best coach the 49ers have had in years, his grit and personality give the team a new identity…Best wishes for him to have a full recovery so he can lead the team for many years to come.