Created doc in InDesign, made it a form in Acrobat, Now need to edit original

So I made this document in InDesign and exported it to PDF.  From the PDF, I used acrobat pro to make the document a form with fields.  I spent a long time setting it up perfectly and then realized that there is an error on the piece that was made when I originally designed it in InDesign.
Question is, how do I make this change to fix the error (a typo) without havig to re-do the entire form in acrobat?
I tried opening the PDF form in InDesign, even though I knew it wouldnt work-- and it didnt.
I tried opening the form in Illustrator, which did allow me to make the correction without messing up the form, but also messed up the graphic effects-- so that was a no go.  Any other suggestions?

Basic form fields can be copied and pasted within Acrobat.
Re-export your revised document from InDesign, into a new PDF, and open it in Acrobat.
Open the old PDF with the form fields, and switch to the Object Select tool in BOTH windows (the large blue arrow icon).
Click your form fields to select them (they'll highlight), and copy them using Ctrl-C or the right-click menu.
Toggle to your new PDF and paste them (Ctrl-V). They won't retain their position but you can drag them into place using the Object Select tool.

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