HT4972 Will I lose everything in my iPad if I upgrade it

Will I lose everything in my iPad if I upgrade I've never hooked my iPad up to my desk top

Not everything. See:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
How to dowload purchased music
You can also use a third-party utility to transfer content to your iTunes Library: Phone to Mac - Pod to Mac.
You should then start to make a practice of keeping your device's content stored in your iTunes Library and having backups for use in future upgrades.
Please Get the iPad User Manual for iOS 5

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