Hi Sue

This is a complicated case. But given may of your symptoms I hope that somebody along the way did a check on your heart. Many of these symptoms could in fact be due to cardiac causes. This is obviously more serious and needs to first be excluded.

“Blasting” the stones which is medically known as lithotripsy is possible but may be contraindicated in come cases. Ideally the gallbladder should be removed due to the risk of gallstones returning.

The other symptoms like fever and chills can sometimes occur when you are in severe pain but there is also the risk of an infection. Surgery would obviously not be advisable in this case. The refusal to give you painkillers is obviously based on some reason why it may not recommended in your case.

Based on the information you have provided, it would be advisable that you seek a second opinion preferably from a private physician like a gastroenterologist.