Iphone registered to itunes; photos/messages removed

i connected my newish iphone 4s to my PC.  itunes came up and asked if i wanted to register and merge it with the files from my old smartphone.  i agreed, and now the photos/messages that were on my iphone are gone.  is there a way to recover them?

No.
You chose to transfer the backup for another iPhone or iOS device that has been synced with iTunes on the same computer. Messages and photos/videos on the Camera Roll are included with the backup for the device which replaced this data on your new iPhone. The other choice was set up the new iPhone as a new iPhone. Had you chosen this, the data would not have been lost.
This is designed to be done with a new iPhone right away - not days, weeks, or months later.

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