@NCperson
You did not do nothing. You filed an amended return. I suspect that the amended return is what is holding up your refund. The IRS knows that you have an amended return in the pipeline, that has not been processed yet. They are not going to send you any money until they see what effect the amended return has. If you had simply waited, I think you would have gotten your money back by now. Your experience is not the same as doing nothing and waiting, because you filed the amended return.
