( CNN ) -- Jostling a flip phone and dried apricots , Ron Jeremy frees a hand to shake before lifting his shirt to reveal a fading red scar that slices halfway down his chest . `` The worst is over , '' he says of the health crisis that nearly killed him in February . `` But it was really spooky . I guess no heart problem comes at the right time , but this was just a big disaster . `` I had one of the worst things you could ever have . It really bugs me ; it really actually bothers me because I do n't smoke , I barely drink , I do n't touch drugs . I had none of those horrible habits and I still got this horrendous heart problem : aortic dissection , or aortic aneurysm dissection . In my case , I had two : abdominal and thoracic . Two holes they had to sew up . '' We 're speaking on his first day back to work , filming `` Jessica Drake 's Guide to Wicked Sex : Legends . '' In the instructional movie , director Drake asked four of the , ahem , biggest men in pornography for their secrets and tricks on how to please a woman . Evan Stone , Steven St. Croix and Sean Michaels answered interview questions and later demonstrated their techniques . At the end of Jeremy 's interview , the camera pans out to reveal he 's already getting some action . Although he has shot more than 2,000 movies over his 30-plus year career , the 59-year-old Jeremy modestly cleared the room for his scene . `` I was nervous , '' he says . `` Blood pressure medicine can affect the penis . I 'm taking blood pressure medicine now and I was able to do it , but my scenes are n't as good as they used to be . I do n't get the full massive . If I could be so specific , CNN , it bends a little . But it felt good being back in the saddle . '' `` I 'm really grateful that Ron Jeremy could be here with us today , '' Drake says . `` I 'd like to pick his brain some more , but I wanted to go easy on him . I was really worried about having him on the set . When he was getting ( oral sex ) , I was really watching ; watching his breathing , watching his face . Everything . '' With two operations , medication and successfully climbing the two flights of stairs required to green-light his return to work ( `` What 'd I do ? I walked up three just to prove a point '' ) , doctors seem confident he 'll be OK . Still , Jeremy now has to think about his performance above the belt , too . `` I look at exotic locations where I used to host shows , from Jamaica to Key West . I 'm still planning on doing it , but it 's scary , '' he says . `` What if I 'm on a plane and something happens ? You ca n't say , 'is there a doctor in the house ? ' It has to be an aortic doctor . They told me to walk around the plane every hour and I said , great , I 'm gon na be that guy . There 's always a guy that bangs into your elbow , and we all hate that guy . '' Whether it 's the result of a brush with mortality or simply wanting credit where it 's due , the entertainment industry veteran and guest star in many mainstream movies , TV shows and music videos , is keenly aware of his fame . He rattles off his name-check by Seth MacFarlane at the Academy Awards , Grammy parties he was scheduled to attend , press mentions from TMZ and Jay Leno and celebrity well-wishers like Gene Simmons and Macy Gray . In the hospital , he says he was thinking about the Rainbow Bar and Grill , an LA institution , where , incidentally , his rum is sold . `` I thought , I can get in my car and drive over there . The doctors will be looking for me , but I really want to go because I ca n't stand it here anymore , '' he says . `` They say I was hard to control . '' Glory aside , he 's grateful for the support . `` People used to come up to me ( and say ) , can I see your penis or God knows what I used to hear . Now it 's , how 's your rehab coming along ? We 're glad you 're OK. '' `` Ron Jeremy is the hope for guys everywhere , '' Drake says of his enduring appeal . `` They watch him and go , huh , Ron Jeremy 's still ( getting ) chicks ; I could do that too ! ''
Jeremy has returned to filming adult movies after a health scare in today . Ron Jeremy had Two aortic aneurysms : abdominal and thoracic . Porn star says he was nervous about filming his first scene after returning .