If you only mailed that 2017 return a couple of weeks ago, you need to wait until it has been fully processed, even if you do need to amend it. Do NOT send in an amended return now. The IRS has not been opening the mail--mailed returns have been piling up for several months. They have only just begun to start opening a huge backlog of mailed in returns, so you can expect a long wait before they even process the return you mailed in. If you mail in an amended return before that, it will just cause confusion and further delay. You still have plenty of time to amend the return so hold off.
And...tell us why you itemized originally instead of using standard deduction. The default is standard deduction unless you have enough itemized deductions to exceed you standard deduction. So.....did you file married filing separately and itemize because you were required to? Or did you "force" itemizing?
And---did you use 2017 software for that return? The current online software is only for a 2019 return. That 2017 return should have been prepared using downloaded desktop software. Is that what you used?
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