Got it back! wow big thanks to Veleor for suggesting to email them again. Love it. How do I go about getting my rep back in order? will post on "realbadjacks99" if need be. Thanks so much to the bitcointalk admin who helped me out.
For transparency, this is the PM that I have received:
Hey there, I wanted to update you that I was able to recover my account. How do I go about cleaning up my rep with you? this account was stolen from me, not sold. Here is the topic where Ive been posting.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5197476.new#new let me know what you would like me to do.
I will follow this thread for evidence/confirmation and then act accordingly. Whatever the community decides what you need to do to prove it. Good luck.