Did anyone have trouble with iTunes after the recent update?

My music and playlists were wiped out. THen I tried to sync my iPhone and it tried to wipe out everything on there with the new iPhone software update.

Typically one buys an external hard drive and at regular intervals you copy the contents of your main hard drive to the external hard drive in case something happens to the contents on the internal drive. That is a backup. There is software to facilitate this, including Time Machine which is part of the system software OSX 10.5 on. If you don't have this then it's like owning a house without insurance.
An external drive costs around $100 so it is cheap given the high degree of inconvenience caused by losing the contents on your main drive. Your main drive will fail at some stage and then you lose everything, 100%.
If your library truly is gone then you will have to start over. iTunes is not supposed to erase it when updating but it does happen occasionally which is why you always make sure your backup is up to date before updating software. If your items are purchased from Apple you may be able to download them again. If it came from another source then you will have to turn to that source.
Downloading (using iOS or computer) past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not all media formats are available in all countries (see: iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match Availability by Country - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085); apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list (e.g., ringtones, audiobooks), or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
(I'm not sure if the below is still the same with iTunes 11)
Select the iTunes Store on the left side of iTunes( iTunes11: Button at top right).
Click on Purchased on the right side under Quick Links.
You can re-download your available previous purchases.

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Hi WolfStorm102,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that your ringtones are missing after you performed an update to iTunes. You are correct that ringtones cannot be re-downloaded from the purchased section of the iTunes Store. In this situation, you may need to either use the report a problem link with your purchases or contact iTunes Store support. You can use the following article as a reference.
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Get help
You may find the answer to your question below:
If your download was interrupted, learn how to resume the download.
See what to do if you have trouble using an app.
Make sure your computer is authorized using the Apple ID that you used for the original purchase.
Make sure your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, Mac, or PC is associated with your Apple ID.
Make sure you’re in a country where iTunes in the Cloud is available.
If you’re having trouble downloading an item, make sure you can download the item again from iTunes in the Cloud. You may want to sync the content to another device instead.
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Jon....
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nellyfromsalt spring island wrote:
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nellyfromsalt spring island wrote:
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