I had to reset my phone and now my messages are being sent as my email and I cannot click on my phone number

Please help! I had to reset my phone today and after I realized my iMessages were being sent from my email.. When I go to change it it does not let me even select my phone number.. Only my email can be checked and unchecked. I have tried everything including talking to costumer support and cannot find anything that has worked! Someone please help!!

Are you going to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive>Start New Conversations From? If so, then try
- Turning iMessage off and then back on
- Signing out of Messages and then signing back in again - click on the Apple ID and then Sign Out, then sign your Apple ID back in again
Cheers,
GB

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11468

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https://discussions.apple.com/message/20910779#20910779

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Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below will show you how to review your account and report any issues to the iTunes Store:
iTunes Store & Mac App Store: Seeing your purchase history and order numbers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2727
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I had to reset my phone and now my messages are being sent as my email and I cannot click on my phone number

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