How do I get iMessage to activate after having used find my iPhone app?

My husband not realizing he was going to wipe my phone decided to play around with the find my iPhone app. Of course it reset and I lost everything. I restored from a backup and cannot get iMessage to activate. I just keep getting a message awaiting activation. I've tried shutting down the phone, turning iMessage on and off, resetting network settings, logging in and out of apple ID. I let it sit for about 10 hours and that didn't work either. Is there something else I need to try? Anything specific to the find my iPhone app? I really don't want to restore without backup. I've already had issues with the 5 and lost my info on 3 separate occasions. Also can't get iCloud backup to work since I've had the 5. Any help greatly appreciated!!

Hi, Shapy.
You may find these articles helpful in troubleshooting your iMessage activation issue.
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
Regards,
Jason H.

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