IOS 7.0.3 update deleted all my contacts, what do I do?

I updated my phone Friday Nov. 8th to 7.0.3.  This morning, the11th, all my contacts are gone.  In a previous post, someone suggested under settings, mail, contacts, calanders to punch the import sim contacts-didn't work. Any suggestions?

Yes, please try all the below ways to get your contacts back.
1. import contacts from sim card.
2. restore contacts from iCloud or iTunes backup.
3. if you cannot recover the contacts with these ways, you can only use an iPhone contacts recovery software to recover them by scanning your iPhone 4. And this blog "Contacts lost after upgrade to iOS 7."

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