HELP! Lost User Folder After 10.4.7 Update

HELP! Lost User Folder After 10.4.7 Update!!
I did everything I normally do before an upgrade.
Fix premissons, etc etc etc..
Ran the combo updater & rebooted....
Checking my HDD & noticed I lost
my "jtmadman" folder in my User folder.
Any ideas???
Thanks
eMac 1.25 ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Do you still have any of the normal user subfolders
visible in the Finder sidebar, like "Movies" or
"Pictures"?
No, I don't. I can access it with A-dock.
Is this an admin or regular account? How
many user accounts on the Mac?
Admin account, 1 user.
How about login items? If you go to System
Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items tab, what is
on the list?
My login are:
A-dock
PrefsMenu
Palm Desktop Background
Fkey Listener
LCCDaemon
I noticed when I use thinkertool and
click Show hidden & sys files, my
"jtmadman" folder is there in my User folder.
Why is it hidden??
Thanks

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