Messages not allowing me to iMessage from phone number?

Hello all.
I have had my iPhone 4S for nearly two years now and it has worked beautifully.
Until today.
I knew that when I changed my Apple ID password late last night (I had forgotten it and needed it for a non-related issue), I would have to re-sign in. So I did so firstly on my MacBook (Mid-2010 MacBook White UniBody running OS X 10.8.5 (I need more RAM before I can update OS)) and Messages appeared to be fine (aside from not supporting my cellular number, which I assumed would automatically fix once I signed in on my phone). I sent a few messages to my friends, and it was fine.
When I put my password for iMessage on my iPhone this morning, it had only my email checked as available to be messaged. My mobile number is greyed out and not able to be selected. I tried sending a test iMessage to my phone(which it turned blue as if to send an iMessage), but it said "Not Delivered". I use my phone to iMessage the most, and really need my number available to iMessage.
I have tried many of the suggestions such as turning all Apple ID related things off and back on, deleting all my messages, re-entering my number for my Apple ID account. Nothing has worked. The one thing that is my last resort is a backup and factory reset. I really do not want to do that, as it is a headache.
So, my two questions are:
1) How can I get my iPhone's number back to being able to be iMessaged again?
And 2) Once I enable my iPhone's number, how can I add that to be a recipient on my MacBook?
Thank you so much.
Stacy

I have completely signed out of iMessage and re-signed in a few times no, and no luck. It still only lets me use my email.
It shows the attached image when I go to Settings>Messages(iMessage is ON)>Send & Recieve. I can iMessage using my email, but the phone number is greyed out and unable to be selected.

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