Going in for a shot to the back

Tuesday is the day for a " A transforaminal epidural steroid injection," .. My lower back has been killing me for almost a year now due to arthritis. Years of bouncing around in equipment at work has caught up to me. Been retired for quite a while and now, and those slight back aches from my 40's, are home to roost at 70. Had a couple fractured vertebrate that they shot up with some bondo, or something last December, but the arthritis has me in a chair after 10 minutes on my feet. I pray to God this will give me some relief, because life sucks right now. Can't do anything with the car and I just bought an old, hot little S10 that should be fun, but this pain keeps me off my feet. Never been this worried about my health.