Data recovery help and options

If you don't want to read the entire diatribe, please answer:  Any suggestions as to which data recovery app is appropriate for a ThunderBolt Seagate GoFlex 1TB?  It's been 21 hours, should I stop and restart First Aid?
I have a MBP15R that is about a month old.  With it, I purchased a Seagate GoFlex 1TB drive with Thunderbolt adapter.  I was away from the house for 24hrs, and had shut my MBP off prior to leaving.  Upon return, I started the MBP and began my work.  About an hour in, I realized I couldn't find a few recent files.  I went to Finder, and realized the SGF wasn't mounted.  It would not mount, and prompted me to run First aid.  The log for this so far is:
2012-12-17 15:27:13 -0800: Disk Utility started. 
2012-12-17 15:27:58 -0800: Mount of “FreeAgent GoFlex Drive” failed
2012-12-17 15:28:12 -0800: Verifying volume “FreeAgent GoFlex Drive”
2012-12-17 15:28:12 -0800: Starting verification tool: 
2012-12-17 15:28:12 -0800: Checking file system
2012-12-17 15:28:12 -0800: Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk.
2012-12-17 15:28:12 -0800: 
2012-12-17 15:28:12 -0800: Disk Utility stopped verifying “FreeAgent GoFlex Drive”: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk.
2012-12-17 15:28:43 -0800: 
2012-12-17 15:28:51 -0800: Verify and Repair volume “FreeAgent GoFlex Drive”
2012-12-17 15:28:51 -0800: Starting repair tool: 
2012-12-17 15:28:51 -0800: Checking file system
2012-12-17 15:28:51 -0800: Volume repair complete.
2012-12-17 15:28:51 -0800: Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.
It's now been 21 hours, and the boot support partitions for the volume as required has not completed.
I live-chatted with Seagate.  The pertinant text is:
You: The question:  with approximately 90% of the drive filled from backup, etc., how long should the process of 'updating boot support partitions for the volume as required' take?  we're pushing 21hrs now.
Jason H: That is really hard to say. There is not a way to give a time on that, but I can tell you that it should not exceed 5 hours. At that point either the drive is unrepairable, or may be corrupted.
Jason H: It could be a bad drive.
You: ...hmm...your recommended course of action at this point?  i'm an it director, am familiar with seatools, but unless i'm mistaken, you don't have a version of seatools for mac
Jason H: That is correct. The only thing we recommend on Mac is to use Mac First Aid Repair to try and correct any issues.  I would still wait a little longer even though it has been some time.  With the drive being 2TB and depending on the system, and what type of data, it could still be updating the partitions.
You: 1TB
You: video, audio, and documents/spreadsheets.  the time machine backups took up over .5 the drive in just under a month.  ok, so if another 24hrs doesn't resolve it, 3rd party tools to attempt a repair?
Jason H: The only other program that I can suggest, is even though Mac is not listed for Seatools, if you have an Intel based chipset on your Mac, Seatools for DOS can work. Otherwise, the only other thing I can suggest would be to search online for free recovery programs.
You: seagate will charge for data recovery even though the drive is 35 days old from purchase, correct?
Jason H: Correct, data recovery is not covered under warranty.
I'm getting a 2nd Goflex and USB adapter to push the data to once I get the drive operational, then exchanging the 'bad' drive and TB adapter.
Any suggestions as to which data recovery app is appropriate?

Sorry to hear your problem.
IMHO what you should of done was Shut down the Mac, Disconnected the drive from the Mac (Pull out the TB cord), Restarted the Mac and tried to Reconnect it once the Mac had started.
Could of simply been the drive was trying to draw to much power from the TB port, that is IF that drive did not have it own AC adapter, while the MBP was starting. But once it was up and running it may of been able to supply the correct power to the drive.
sorry I don't have any suggestions for Data recovery.

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