Itunes match erased playlists on my iphone

Hi,
After turning on itunes match on Windows 7 and then on my iphone 4 and ipad 2, everything worked well for a while. After 2 days all of my playlists disappeared from the iphone and I can't find a way to bring them back. I tried resetting the phone, turning itunes match off and on, but neither helped.
Is there anything I can do here?
Thanks,
Guy

First, relax. It's just a server glitch.
To trouble shoot this turn off iTunes Match on the iOS device. Then open the Music app and give it time to clear out the cloud content. Then go to Settings > General > Usage and tap Music (you may have to scroll down in the list). Swipe across "all music" and tap DELETE.
Now, do a hard reset on the device by holding the Home+Power buttons until you see the Apple logo. Re-enable the iTM service.

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