hi Movester,
I'm no staff member but I believe there is no way for you to get your tc back.
When you get into the red button thing there is a clear warning (that you should be able to see with or without your glasses by the way) that says that you will double your tc or lose it all.
Also, as Goat said. Its your choice to click the button.
Your tc got sunk, its gone (poof).