IOS 5 Cleared My Apps/Photos/Videos - WHY? Can I get them back?

I backed up my iPhone before updating to iOS 5. After installing iOS 5 and restoring the phone, my apps, photos, and videos are all gone.
No other iPhone updates have this this, why did iOS 5?
Can I get them back?
Thank you

I just encountered a similar problem, but just as frustrating.
Yesterday I updated my iPhone 4 to OS5, and as it finished restoring, there was a message prompting an 'unknown error occured'. I found that all of the original data was present though, apart from the fact that all of the apps I ever had were now on my phone, randomly arranged. I decided to deal with it later today.
Meanwhile, today I took a couple of hundred pictures. So tonight, as I wanted to sync them to iPhoto, iTunes prompted me to continue restoring first, as it found the process wasn't complete yet. Unknowingly, and given the fact that I've been through this process more than once, I opted for the restore to be completed, only to find my apps nicely arranged, and all data from the last day erased. This is highly frustrating.
For the sake of completeness: I tried resetting, never interrupted the process nor disconnected my iPhone.
If anyone knows a remedy, I'd be most thankful.

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