The easy mistake after a blood clot is to treat the end of the first crisis as the end of the medical work. The sources do not support that.
What the source says a person may do alone
Tell yourself you are recovering, and then keep the follow-up appointments. www.nhlbi.nih.gov says: "As you recover from venous thromboembolism (VTE), you will need to follow up with your healthcare provider regularly to watch your condition and discuss whether you need to continue taking blood-thinning medicines."
Two jobs sit in that sentence. Showing up is yours. Watching the condition and deciding about blood-thinning medicines is shared with the provider, so it is not a decision to make alone.
Where the sources stop you
The line to hold is simple. Whether to continue taking blood-thinning medicines is something to discuss with your provider, as the source says, not something to decide alone.
If you want background first, the NHLBI, NIH overview of venous thromboembolism explains the condition that this recovery follows. The MedlinePlus pages on blood clots cover the topic more widely.
The Society for Vascular Surgery page on May Thurner syndrome describes one condition that is a subject for a specialist rather than a reader.
The conservative choice
Keep every scheduled visit, write down your questions beforehand, and take your medicine list with you. If you are in Tinley Park, Illinois, make that list part of how you prepare.