My iMessage is not holding checked my phone number box in preferences

I was using imessage perfectly. But I had to change my apple ID password and now, everytime I login in my macbook, imessage is not working, because there is no box checked, nor email address, nor my iPhone number, the one that I used to use. Now, if I want to use imessage in my macbook I have to open iMessage preferences and check my phone number.
Does anybody knows what is happening?
Thank you all

Hi,
When a Mac is "registered" for iMessages account with an Apple ID the Serial Number of the Mac is used to create an Auth Token as it is called for the Messages app that allows that Mac to work.
I would guess a similar process of linking the Number of the iPhone to a Hardware fact about the device is also in place.
I would contact Apple Support and check with them.  (you might need to speak to a Level 2 person as Level 1 people are script led and try to fit everything into Software or Hardware categories where as sorting and Apple ID (which the Number is in this case) is normally Free).
I did find this iOS: Troubleshooting Messages - Apple Support
It starts off about sorting SMS that is not working.
This one has a bit on Unlinking an iPhone Number (with or without the iPhone) iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support
7:55 pm      Tuesday; January 6, 2015
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