Honey you're clearly in the latent phase. Fret not. Things can change quickly (even if it doesn't seem so at the moment). Your body is doing more than you think. Don't let yourself be despondent.
Also... try not to fear the induction. Fear closes your body up. You don't need to have induction if you don't want to. When you are monitored they will be checking the baby's heart beat and the condition of the placenta. As long as all of that and you are good you don't need to be induced (unless you feel you want to). Should you be induced it might all go incredibly well and quickly. They would administer the gel and hopefully not need to move on to the syntocin.
Now once you are induced they start to clock watch. So... be mobile and don't be monitored on a bed. Ask for them to use a handheld sonicaid.
With induction because the contractions are being brought on they can often come incredibly quickly which doesn't give you or your body time to get used to them. This is where your breathing and gas and air will come in handy and also any relaxation techniques that work for you.
Should you have several rounds of gel and that not work they will suggest giving you syntocin. Syntocin (when it works) moves incredibly quickly and the strength of your contractions will jump right up. This is why they suggest an epidural.
Now... once you have the epi you need to be monitored. It doesn't matter what any one says about being mobile, that mobility can cause the belt/monitor to move and so they would want you in a position where you are still so that the heart rate can be seen. You can ask to sit on a birthing ball but sometimes because of the way the baby lies, your belly "hangs" it's very difficult to get. So, you could stand (which may be rather tiring) or kneel on the bed (put pillows.... Woolies do a cheap set of 2 for about £3-4.... under your knees). This will allow you to be upright. You can rest your head on the top of the back of the bed iyswim.
Inductions are given a time limit but depending on you and the consultant you can wait it out. However, if no progress is deemed to be made they will take you in for a caesarean birth. At some point during the whole process they will offer to break your waters to see if that speeds you along but it is no guarantee.
With an epidural the chances of an assisted delivery (ventouse, forceps) increase, however you can ask for assessment before being topped up, that way if you are at 10cm the epi will hopefully have worn down enough for you to push.
Does that help at all?