I'm not sure why you would dismiss a toric lens just because there is no guarantee it will work, if there is some chance that it would (unless its a cost issue, which would be understandable).
Rather than a toric lens, doctors can also attempt to correct astigmatism during cataract surgery with a small incision which leads the eye to reshape a bit, called an LRI, limbal relaxing incision. That may or may not cost extra depending on the surgeon, I hadn't checked on it. You don't say how much astigmatism you have, its usually used only for fairly small amounts of astigmatism.
One thing people should be aware of is that not all monofocal lenses are created equal, just as not all eyeglasses are created equal since for example the materials used to make the lens differ in attributes such as "Abbe number" which impacts how much the image is distorted by what is called "chromatic aberration". The Tecnis monofocals for instance are made with a material with a better Abbe number than the AcrySof monofocal you received. This recent cataract surgery publication explains the issue and lists the Abbe number of a few lens materials:
http://eyeworld.org/supplements/EW-December-supplement-2014.pdf
" Cataract surgery with an IOL with an Abbe number greater than that of the natural lens (47) can improve CA, so that our cataract patients could actually experience better vision quality than they did as young adults. "
I've seen other posts around the net suggesting that Tecnis lenses may overall be a better bet than Arysof. Here is an eye surgeon's blog discussing various monofocal lens choices:
http://eyesurgerysingapore.blogspot.com/2013/08/an-overview-of-cataract-surgery-lens.html
There is also a new Hoya lens which *might* be available in the US which is a monofocal but may provide slightly better intermediate&near vision, I posted links about it on this other thread where someone was looking for an IOL:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Eye-Care/Lens-for-35-year-old-female--no-astigmatism/show/2420153
There are options for better intermediate&near other than multifocals, though they also do cost extra. An accommodating lens, the Crystalens, does cost extra, but it may be a better bet than just a monofocal to give you at least some chance at near or intermediate vision. I'm guessing you are in the US where the Symfony lens isn't available, if you aren't (or in the unlikely event you don't mind traveling for surgery) you can check my recent posts about the Symfony lens which isn't a multifocal lens but offers better vision at intermediate and near than a monofocal. I haven't seen any comments regarding whether it is acceptable for glaucoma patients, but I would suspect its an option.