I was able to get the shortcuts back and then manually rearranged them. The panel is gone and I cannot seem to get it back. I used the restore panel feature in Lite Tweaks twice and it did not work. If I minimize my browser, it is gone so this is the 2nd time typing this.
Fixed the panel by switching from automatic to HDMI in panel settings. Why do these updates change personal settings. This is the 2nd time this has happened.
Just like in Windows, some folk are affected by updates. The only time I was affected, was when I ran Arch Linux. Since switching to an Ubuntu base I haven't experienced any.