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Required the removal of a rib. >> there's like a role there. >> it's a role. it's a role all the way to my lung, roy. all the way down. >> so there's nothing protecting your lung right there. oh, my god, bro. >> yonothing. >> there's a hole there, i can feel it. >> a big hole. >> i hate to see my brother inform pain. i tweaked my back before so i know, and that can't even be compared to what he's going through. >> that serenity prayer right there, that's how he live our life. we have to keep pushing through. >> i'm worried about him. he has a past history of having problems with drugs and drin...

One of the most surprising things roy schlegl discovered about himself after he was released from the colorado state penitentiary is that his numerous cell extractions shown on "lockup" and then later, the internet, had made him something of a sensation. >> are you serious? i watched this episode last night and became infatuated with this man. he is so sexy. he has an amazing body and a fine face. i wish i knew him. i love big tall and muscular men. have a lot of girls, women, making comments about how i look and stuff like that. it's nice. >> but one admiring fan stuck out from the rest. and ...

>> come to find out i had a broken back. i was in icu for like nine days before they'd find two surgeons willing to do the surgery because it was such a -- such a dramatic surgery, you know what i mean? it was a massive break. i was in the hospital for a month. that was a drag. >> during his recovery, ray's past drug addiction problems came back to haunt him. the temptation of reaadily available pain medication was too much to overcome. >> i got carried away with my pain pills. i just gobbled him up. then i don't have none. the doctor's not going to give you nudge. now it's so terrible. you go...

>> she saw me on "lockup" originally. she liked how i came across. she seemed like i had a great energy and would like to get to know me more. i end up getting out and we hit it off and we got married and fell in love -- real love, you know? destiny-type love that people talked about. and i'm like, how can you -- how did this happen, you know? it's like the cheerleader. i had to pinch myself a couple of times. this is happening. and she's helping me with structure. that's something i needed. i needed structure. >> happily ever after. huh? >> mm-hmm. >> during roy's long and well documented tim...

>> i didn't have my own place, you know? i was staying with my folks. i didn't have no independence. i got to drinking a little bit. that turned to a problem. i wasn't drink, but i had drunk the night before. i had to do a breath litzer test. it came up hot. here i am, trying it again. the mistake i made last time is that i drank. so even when i get off parole, i'm not going to drink, but it can be an issue. i don't want it to be an issue in my life. >> cat scratch fever. >> roy's pet cat isn't the only thing he has to keep his mind off alcohol. he also loves his job. >> we go to work every da...