My mouse is not working correctly

I downloaded Lion and now my mouse doesn't work right. The rolling ball rolls in the opposite direction and the side buttons don't work anymore. Do I need to reset under system preferences--mouse? If so what settings should it be/ or is it something else?
Thanks

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