Imessage will ONLY have option to send from email. Phone number is greyed out... Please help

Hi,
I have tried all of the tips and tricks for getting my imessage to send from my phone number, not my email but I am not having any luck.
The option in the message settings has my phone number greyed out and my apple ID has my phone number stored. I am not sure why this is happening and would really appreciate the help.
All imessages sent to me do not get to my phone because it seems to be disabled.

Hi Myf!
I have an article for you here that can help provide you with troubleshooting steps for this issue:
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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