Turned off computer during update

Hello, I have a really nasty problem that I haven't been able to solve after looking for a solution for weeks.
I have a MacBook Pro with Bootcamp installed, right now I'm writing from Windows 7. A few weeks ago, I turned on my laptop as usual, and an update started. I wandered off while it was updating, and long story short, friend shut down the laptop by holding the power button.
Now I can't use OSX. When hit alt after turning on computer, I no longer get to choose between OSX and Windows 7, all I get is Windows 7.
When I try to access my HFS/OSX partition (E:) from Windows 7 explored, I notice that many folders that should be there are missing, and most of the times I get a blue screen memory leak error when going inside certain folders.
Re-installing everything isn't an option, I really need to re-establish my OSX, because I have a ton of valuable files in there, like music, which is sorted among thousands of folders with special file naming, and I totally don't want to use a disk recovery program to recover my information with no folder structure or order...
Has anyone been trough this?

No, you "shouldn't" lose any files or data. This is the only way you have any chance to fix this.
Let this be a lesson. Start backing up. If you don't, you will eventually lose ALL of your data...guaranteed.

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