The program cannot MAKE you do anything ... if you completed all 3 steps of the FILE tab and clicked on the orange Transmit now button then all you can do is wait for the IRS to either accept the return for processing OR reject it. If it rejects you can make the needed corrections and resubmit the return.
However, if accepted you MUST wait until the IRS fully processes the return AND you have your original refund in hand ... only then can you start the amendment process which will not be ready until after 2/12.
