Can you go to your regular physician and let him/her know what you've been through already? Someone needs to determine if you need your gall stones removed or if you can live with them. If you can't live with them, can you just have the stones laser blasted or do you need your gall bladder removed?
I've been through what you describe (however your pain level seems significantly higher than mine) about 10 years ago. Both my regular physician and the radiologist, who detected the size and location of my gall stones, told me I would need surgery. When I met with the surgeon he explained that the only surgery would be gall bladder removal because of the size of the stones. Because my pain wasn't that bad, I was able to modify my diet and live with my gallstones without any problems at all. It was important, however, that it was determined through blood tests, ultrasounds and abdominal x-rays, that my bile duct area was unaffected by my gallstones and that's why it was OK for me to try and live with them.
At any rate, after this much time spent in the hospital you should have more answers than questions. Whether you're insured or not, tests were performed and you need to be persistant and get answers as to what your exact situation is at this point. Then you can decide how you want to handle it.
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