Updated to IOS 6 and lost many apps. No backups available on itunes. What to do???

Just restored itunes on my computer and upgraded to ios 6. When I synch'd my iphone 4, most all of my apps
got wiped out!!! Literally everything I downloaded from istore is gone. Went to itunes and re-synched thinking
everything might be restored automatically. WRONG! So, I right clicked on my iphone and selected "restore from backup"
There was only one backup to chose from, the one that was just done a few mins prior... no other backups from days or weeks
before were there anymore!!! They apparently got wpied out when I upgraded to ios 6!
WHAT HAPPENED?????
HOW DO I RECOVER MY APPS???
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP... I'M NOT HAPPY.........
Thx,
Ron -Man

I agree with ron-man...they are pushing the updates. I've got tons of books on iTunes, iPad, iPhone, etc., but none of them can tell me an easy way to resotre my devices. How hard would it be to have a button that says "Restore "device" (being iPhone, iPad, iTouch, etc.) with original apps, etc.? Basically put the apps and what not back on it? I don't have the extra time to go and find EACH and every app I had on it...
On another note, I'm not too sure that I want to stick with Apple products if this is what we have to go through each time it downloads a NEW UPDATE!!! I'm plenty busy without having to take extra time out of my schedule to try and fix all my apps.
Thanks

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