Hello bravepills
It is definitely worth a shot at data recovery.
1. Don`t use your machine till you try the recovery.
2.Here are some good free programs to try
Undelete Plus
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5301.html
Pandora Recovery
http://www.pandorarecovery.com/
PC Inspector Smart Recovery
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/smartrecovery.html