ITunes 8.1 wiped my playlists from iPhone

So i only noticed this today..
Last night i upgraded to 8.1 iTunes.. did a sync with my iPhone... went to sleep.
When i left work for lunch this afternoon, i went to plug my iPhone into my car stero dock to play some songs.. and all of my playlists were gone. The music is still on the iPhone... just not in playlists.
Im assuming that iTunes did not delete the playlists from my actual iTunes, app and all Ill have to do when I get home is plug the iPhone in, run iTunes, and recheck all of the playlists I had and sync it back up.
Has anyone else had this happen?

Ok this is really weird....
2 hours later.. i just check my iPhone... and now all my playlists are back/
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After reviewing your post, I have located some articles that can help in this situation. They contain a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice concerning syncing to a new computer, and accessing purchased content:
This article will help you access your purchased content:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
This article will advise your on syncing media with a new computer:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
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