I had a successful ablation 2 months ago , my dr insist that I take e blood thinner Eliquis Which gives me side effects, muscle cramp legs, joint and itching, I am very active, biking, walking, hiking. I want to stop the blood thinner because of the excess bleeding if I scrape or cut my self. I feel the dr is erring on the safe side, Before the ablation If I had an irregular heart beat I knew it right away and would take aspirin. Aren t the % for stroke 3 for not taking any med, 2 for aspirin and 1 for blood thinners.