Lost apps after updating to iOS 4.2.1 Help please! =(

I updated my iPhone 3Gs to the iOS 4.2.1 and lost a lot of my apps.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I tried to install the apps again but I have to buy them. I don't want to pay again. They also disappeared from my iTunes in the computer. =(
During the update, I had to restore the phone once, but I saw that it backed up all my data when I first plugged it in. I don't know what could have happened. Help please!

All iTunes content on your iPhone - all music, movies, tv shows, and 3rd party apps should be in your iTunes library on your computer. iTunes content in your iTunes library cannot be erased when syncing an iPod, iPad, or iPhone, or when installing an iPhone firmware update. Regardless, it is a good idea to include your iTunes library with your computer's backup along with all other important data stored on an external drive or some other external media used for backup purposes only.
Did you have Sync Apps selected under the Apps tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes? If so, after downloading an app with your iPhone the app will be copied to your iTunes library automatically the first time you sync your iPhone with iTunes after doing so.
No iTunes content on your iPhone - no music, movies, tv shows, podcasts, or 3rd party apps is included with your iPhone's backup, which is updated by iTunes as the first step during the iTunes sync process.
You can re-download a 3rd party app and you won't be charged again for a purchased app as long as you use the same iTunes account to re-download the app that was used to purchase the app originally.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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