Restoring from back-up problem with my iphone4s

Hi,
I connected my iphone 4s to my laptop, I backed it up correctly, and then I updated the phone to iOS6. When the update was complete I realised that it had wiped my phone and restored it to it's original settings. I then connected my phone to my laptop again and right-clicked on my device, selected restore from back-up and chose the appropriate back-up. When this was complete itunes told me to keep my iphone plugged in in order to sync the remaining stuff (apps etc) so when I clicked on my device on itunes it came up with the summary, and at the bottom where the capacity bar is I saw a big chunk of orange (which I know is photos). However the capacity of photos only flashed up for a second or two and then it disappeared! When I look on my phone none of my photos are there! I have done this 3 times now, and every time the orange photo strip is there to start with and then it just disappears! As well as this it has not synced my contacts from my back-up.
PLEASE HELP... I have some really precious photos on my phone

This what is saved in an icloud backup
Here’s what iCloud backs up when your device is turned on, locked, and connected to a power source and Wi-Fi:
Purchased music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books
Photos and videos in your Camera Roll
Device settings
App data
Home screen and app organization
Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS)
Ringtones
Visual Voicemail
If you had other photos that where not in the camera roll then if they were photos you synced from your computer theu should still be in folders on your computer. Just sync them again to your phone

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