If you’ve had an epidural, how did it go?

Hi there, I’m set to have a baby within the next 4-6 weeks and just had an anesthesiology consult that went the opposite of what I expected. I’d been previously advised not to have an epidural due to previous issues with local anesthetic (either not working, or patch medicine overloading my system and causing an overdose/really bad side effects). During the consult I was informed epidurals are “always recommended”, my kyphoscoliosis isn’t a concern because “we will find your spine eventually”, and that spinal tissue is harder so the medicine won’t spread out like other areas of the body.

Everything seemed to be the opposite of what I’ve been told which is confusing. My plan is still to have a natural birth but if I do need a C-section, they seem pretty set on the epidural being the only choice for pain management. Has anyone with hEDS or even HSD had a successful epidural, even with poor local anesthetic experiences elsewhere? Or do I get a second opinion from an anesthesiologist that might understand EDS better because the idea of finding my spine “eventually” isn’t that comforting.