Upgraded to Iphoto 9.5.1 and lost pictures

Hi I upgraded to 9.5.1 tonight and have now lost all pictures back to April 13 (still retaining everything prior). Can anyone please help this is causing me and my family alot of distress as we have holiday pictures missing now?

Try the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.
2 - run Option #4, Rebuild Database.

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