Power went out, can't open file I was working on earlier.

I use photoshop CS5 on windows 7.
Been working on a file with a few layers, then the power goes out so my computer "crashes". When I reboot my computer, I am unable to open the file I was working on earlier and instead, get the message "Could not complete your request because it is not a valid Photoshop document." The file is still .psd and I don't have a preview for the file anymore:
Is there anyway to recover the file?

Saving's not really a problem for me, since I ctrl+s every 5-10 mins or when I make a really important change.
I guess I have a similiar problem with this person:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120330152335AAhEzVH
but its really hard for me to believe the file's gone for good since I've been working on it for the past week...
I guess I'll consider upgrading :\

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