Frequent gallbladder attacks but surgeon won't help what should I do?

I've had severe pain usually starting with upper middle back pain which quickly turns into severe constant pain in my upper middle and right abdominal areas and is very sensitive to the touch. During these episodes I sometimes experience nausea and throw up and I've always had diarrhea the following day. These attacks happen usually about twice a week. Back pain usually begins an hour after I eat dinner, abdominal pain wakes me up usually around 3am and the pain will continue for a few hours and then it just disappears. I've gone to the er for this about 5 times and have been told all sorts of things and sent home usually being recommended to take medication for stomach acid twice a day which I've already been doing for a year now, mind you when I'm experiencing this pain I am NOT also experiencing acid reflux with it. I was admitted to the hospital last week and then discharged. The tests of this hospital visit showed the following:

High white blood cell count

Large number of both large and small gallstones

CT scan showed a gallstone in common bowel duct later tests showed that Stone eventually passed through bowel

Mild distention of gallbladder

Mild swelling of gallbladder wall

Dilation of common bowel duct

Scaring of the liver

Multiple esophageal ulcers

Gallbladder did not empty during HYDA scan (layed) there for hour and a half

Diagnosis upon leaving the hospital:

GERD, IBS, gallstones

I guess my question is, how long do you normally have to wait and how many gallbladder attacks do you have to go through before they finally decided to do something about it? I've been home for only 2 days and have had another attack last night, I'm tired of being sick and tired. What should I do? Also I don't have health insurance and live below the poverty line.

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