hmm you have learned a very painful and annoying lesson here.
ive done it repeatedly with both indicator and side light bulbs. the best way to do it is take headlight off car, hold it above your head and shake it around a little and the bulb will slide out. i learned that after many painstaiking and frustrating hours of trying to remove them. i even managed to use the bendy claw tool to push the amber reflector loose from the light, and the sidelight bulb got in front of that. i could see it at the front of the headlight. it bugged the crap out of me for a couple of months until i decided to remove the bumper and headlight.
good luck pal, headlight removal gets my vote! its only a few screws!