Appending Metadata without losing keywords?

I am trying to append some metadata on some RAW Canon files, 1D Mark III, that had has some light keywording already done do it before I appended the metadata. When I do this, append the metadata, I lose the all keywords. Is there a work around for this?
I am using the most recently updated Mac version of CS4, on Mac 10.4.11, MacPro 2.66 Ghz Dual Core, with 8 GBs of Ram.
Thanks,
Daniel Root
Portland,OR

Let me describe my workflow,
I use Adobe Photodwonloader for ingestion files. In this app I have set :
- the folder where the files have to go to
- a new rename wit yyyymmdd and a sequence number (keep original filename in
metadata)
- convert to DNG
- back up original Raw files to a separate disk
- and adding a copyright template to the metadata.
Hitting the OK button once does this for all the files. After ingestion and
caching in Bridge all the files now have a basic template in it
The files I want to have metadata written to ( in my case the IPTC fields
for description, date created and place - state and country are also in the
template and only now and then the state has to be altered).
For this I use the content en metadata panel.
In Bridge prefs I have set the metadata fields that are important for me to
visible with a checkmark. This results in a very small number of lines in
this panel. I select the files that need the same metadata and point mouse
or pen tool to the description field.
In here I type, when ready I hit the tab key that brings me to the next
visible field, and so on. At last I hit the enter key in the numeric keypad
and I'm done for the next session without any pop up menu in the way.
If you select an other file to add metadata without hitting the enter key
you will be prompted with the pop up message. However, there is a checkbox
in it that says: don't show again
Hope this helps for you.
S there a faster way to change metadata without affecting the keywords?

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