How do you get turbotax to reflect edits you made to schedules (in my case schedule d), after I originally submitted it and finally had a chance to look it.

What did you do?  Did you e-file and then make changes to your return?  Those changes did not go anywhere.  They did not go to the IRS.  The return you e-filed originally is what the IRS has.   You need to restore your information to exactly the way it was when it was originally e-filed.  If you amend using a Form 1040X---which is the correct way to make changes ---you have to be able to work from the return exactly as it appeared when it was e-filed.  

Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever)

 

 

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return -

 

CURRENT YEAR

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-current-year/L7eS6o1qh_US_en_US?uid=lfunevhk

 

 

Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.  

 

You can watch for information here:

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1