There is no pain like labor if you can get through that you can handle anything and no if you get an epidural chances are you won't even know It's there or when they put it in
Oh ok. Does it stay in the whole time or do they take it out from time to time?
The catheter is more of a discomfort in general, not so much pain. The epidural is a local and you will be on cloud 9; till they push Pitocin.