After an ablation and no AFib can I stop my blood thinner Xarelto?

I would not go off any prescription unless advised to by the person prescribing it in the first place. I will explain, though, about this specific prescription:
The risk of stroke when experiencing AF is estimated to be six times what an average person bears. That is the reason for the DOAC you are taking (Direct-acting Oral Anti-Coagulant). Even after and apparently successful ablation, you are still at risk of small runs of ectopy or AF. Also, and this is important, scientists have attributed some strokes weeks and months after no detectable AF to previous runs of AF...meaning you can still get clots coming out of the left atrial appendage (LAA). This is why some electrophysiologists want their ablatees to also have a Watchman device implanted in their LAA. If the Watchman seals off over five/six months, and if a trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) shows no leakage from the LAA, you CAN go off a DOAC. The EP would usually agree to this change and say you can stop taking your Xarelto.
So, congratulations on having the ablation, and I hope it continues to show that you are free from AF going forward, but you still have the 12 week Holter monitor assessment coming where you will wear one for close to 24 hours to ensure you have no serious ectopy. If you are given the all clear, from there you must negotiate with your prescribing doctor as to the risk you're willing to accept if you have no Watchman implanted. My own cardiologist and EP have me on Eliquis for life because I'm still under a risk for strokes, even though I have no AF now for 27 months. I also don't have the Watchman, and that's a big difference.

@teacher2001
Why would you not be asking your medical specialist this question?

WE on MCC are not medical professionals and should not give medical advice. We are not only medical professoionals but we do not know your complete medical and mental health records including other medications and supplements you are on and any other medical or mental conditions that would important when making decisions of coming off a medication without medical professional determining the need.

Just trying to help here. Example. I have had a lot of PVCs and a poster recommended taking potassium and how much it help with their PVCs and PACs. I thought great I should try it too. However I have learned to check with my doctors before changing any medications or taking new supplements.

My Electrophysioloigist replied to a portal (Mayo) message I sent him on potassium. He said per my blood labs I was already at the high end of potassium levels and would not recommend taking any additional supplement. I hope that helps you understand your medical providers are not only medical professionals but they have your complete medical and mental health records.

Thank you jc76 for your thoughts. I agree with you and have sent a message to my heart surgeon. I just wondered what the Mayo Clinic thought about stopping a blood thinner. I understand you are not a doctor but it helps to get various opinions about the matter. xo

I would not go off any prescription unless advised to by the person prescribing it in the first place. I will explain, though, about this specific prescription:
The risk of stroke when experiencing AF is estimated to be six times what an average person bears. That is the reason for the DOAC you are taking (Direct-acting Oral Anti-Coagulant). Even after and apparently successful ablation, you are still at risk of small runs of ectopy or AF. Also, and this is important, scientists have attributed some strokes weeks and months after no detectable AF to previous runs of AF...meaning you can still get clots coming out of the left atrial appendage (LAA). This is why some electrophysiologists want their ablatees to also have a Watchman device implanted in their LAA. If the Watchman seals off over five/six months, and if a trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) shows no leakage from the LAA, you CAN go off a DOAC. The EP would usually agree to this change and say you can stop taking your Xarelto.
So, congratulations on having the ablation, and I hope it continues to show that you are free from AF going forward, but you still have the 12 week Holter monitor assessment coming where you will wear one for close to 24 hours to ensure you have no serious ectopy. If you are given the all clear, from there you must negotiate with your prescribing doctor as to the risk you're willing to accept if you have no Watchman implanted. My own cardiologist and EP have me on Eliquis for life because I'm still under a risk for strokes, even though I have no AF now for 27 months. I also don't have the Watchman, and that's a big difference.

So if after going through all of your procedures and "free" of aFib but considered still at high risk of developing clots, maybe aFib was not the reason for development of an original clot. I don't believe everyone who developed clots has aFib.

The risk of a stroke when in AF is about six (6) times what a 'normal' person will have at any age of comparison. However, the risk of a clot-induced stroke, that almost certainly being caused by a clot dislodged from the LAA, is still high for several months AFTER the fibrillation has been squelched via medications or by an ablation. This is why a competent cardiologist or EP will ask you to stay on a DOAC for at least six months, and why a great many ask their patients to consider having a Watchman implanted. If the six-month-post-implant TEE shows no leakage from a properly sealed LAA, then the patient may be advised to discontinue the DOAC if..............IF............there are no other comorbidities or known risks for stroke. Most elderly ablatees will be advised, strongly, to stay on a DOAC for the rest of their lives. It isn't cheap for many, I get that, but it's good insurance against deep vein thrombosis (it won't prevent all clotting, just retards it, and most people move around just enough when not on a bus, train, or airplane, or wheelchair, to prevent such events on their own).
So, yes, you are absolutely right....a subsequent clot and stroke may be due to something else than the AF and any clots lurking in the LAA. Those can't be helped when they happen, as in the instances in the previous paragraph. But the largest and greatest risk, of all risks associated with AF, is the one from stroke, and those are entirely due to that small grotto in the left atrial appendage.

The risk of a stroke when in AF is about six (6) times what a 'normal' person will have at any age of comparison. However, the risk of a clot-induced stroke, that almost certainly being caused by a clot dislodged from the LAA, is still high for several months AFTER the fibrillation has been squelched via medications or by an ablation. This is why a competent cardiologist or EP will ask you to stay on a DOAC for at least six months, and why a great many ask their patients to consider having a Watchman implanted. If the six-month-post-implant TEE shows no leakage from a properly sealed LAA, then the patient may be advised to discontinue the DOAC if..............IF............there are no other comorbidities or known risks for stroke. Most elderly ablatees will be advised, strongly, to stay on a DOAC for the rest of their lives. It isn't cheap for many, I get that, but it's good insurance against deep vein thrombosis (it won't prevent all clotting, just retards it, and most people move around just enough when not on a bus, train, or airplane, or wheelchair, to prevent such events on their own).
So, yes, you are absolutely right....a subsequent clot and stroke may be due to something else than the AF and any clots lurking in the LAA. Those can't be helped when they happen, as in the instances in the previous paragraph. But the largest and greatest risk, of all risks associated with AF, is the one from stroke, and those are entirely due to that small grotto in the left atrial appendage.