Locally Saved Team Project changes

I've made changes to a Team Project but was not given an option to Publish. Before I closed said project, it did say that changes were saved locally. However, now I'm trying to access it again, it's gone off my list of Team Projects. I was not removed manually by the owner of the project.
I'm wondering if I were to be removed and re-invited again to the project, will the changes that I have made still be "Saved Locally" and would I be able to publish them once I'm back on it?

Any help would be appreciated!