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As you say you won't be able to combine LRGB images in Lightroom.
I use, and can recommend, Startools to combine LRGB images. It's not too expensive, it's simple to use, and it provides some handy tools.
After I've combined my LRGB image and done some initial processing in Startools then I'll take it into Photoshop to balance the channels and more processing. Then I'll either export the finished image from Photoshop or I'll take it into Lightroom for a few final overall tweaks and noise reduction (Lightroom has by far the best noise reduction of anything I've ever used).
Photoshop, and all Adobe CC software, is now available only through subscription. They have a deal for Photoshop plus Lightroom for $10 per month. Photoshop on its own is $20 per month.
As you already own Lightroom, and if the cost of PS is an issue, you could get away with just using Lightroom to finish your images though you won't have quite the same level of control as you would have in Photoshop.
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