Recovering Music from Corrupt iPod

Yes, I had my music backed up, but wouldn't you know my external hard drive had to be reformatted at the same time as my iTunes decided to hate my iPod. I was able to recover half of my music from the backup file (P-Z) but everything else was lost on the HD. We also have a Time Capsule, but are unable to go back to when I had the music on my laptop. Don't know why that is the case.
So, here is the issue. I am able to use the iPod with absolutely no problems. It can be played using an auxillary plug through the headphones jack and also on my Bose which plugs into the bottom. It's obviously the iTunes piece only that is having the issue and thinks it is corrupt. It does show up in iTunes. I just can't get to the music.
I have an iMac and a MacBook. Both are running MAC OS 10.6.7. Please tell me there is a way to find the iPod and get the music off of here before I reformat. I am 9 months pregnant and really wanted to set up a playlist for the hospital. Since I'm due in two weeks, I'd rather wait until after to reformat just in case the iPod bites the big one. At this point I'm not feeling optimistic, but with over 45 GB in the abyss, I'm willing to beg for answers.
Thanks for your help!

I went through my music and double checked what I was missing. Turns out its only a CD, and some songs that shouldn't be to hard to re-aquire. Also, I am missing an episode of Royal Pains [I have the second episode but the first one doesn't show up...]
I have decided to try and just replace the songs. So I found a different answer. ^^

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