Syncing with ios5 erased my ipad, now what

I was syncing my ipad to install ios5 and it erased my ipad back to nothing, now when i try to log in, it doesnt even recognize my card ro apple ID so i can't download any apps.
What can i do

This will explain how you can restore from a backup. Typically, iTunes will backup your iPad before an update and then sync all of your iTunes content back onto the device at the end of the process.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
If you had never synced with iTunes before you updated the iPad, that may be why the device was erased  - if there was no content in your iTunes library. You can download much of your purchased content again if it isn't in iTunes on your computer. You can read about that here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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