Iphoto deleted my old photos HELP!

When I updated to maverick , my iphoto wouldnt open it said it didnt work on my os and i needed to update it, so I did. Once I opened my iphoto i reailzed that it deleted all of my photos, except the ones i brought in from my iphone a few months back. WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? are they saved somewhere else on my computer? Is there anyway to get them back!
Super upset. Can anyone help me?

Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your database
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