Mariah Carey Says Husband Could be Discharged Soon

(NewsCore) - Mariah Carey said Friday that her husband Nick Cannon could soon be discharged from the hospital, as he recovers from "mild kidney failure."

Fans were shocked earlier this week, when Carey revealed Cannon, 31, was suffering from the condition and was hospitalized Wednesday in Aspen, Colo., where their family was vacationing.

Then on Thursday, the "America's Got Talent" host was transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles.

"Nick is in stable condition with a good prognosis, hopefully he'll be discharged within 2 days," Carey tweeted Friday.

"As always he's laughing and in good spirits," Carey added, posting a picture of the diva snuggling with Cannon in his hospital bed.

Cannon, an actor and rapper, also tweeted Friday that he had undergone a procedure of some sort.

"Just left the operating table and I was awake during the whole procedure. #OUCH," he wrote to fans.

While exact details of Cannon's condition have not been revealed, the reports of his illness led to FOXNews.com's Dr. Manny Alvarez writing there was "not such a thing as mild kidney failure. That's like being a little bit pregnant."

"However, the most likely explanation behind Nick Cannon's hospitalization, based on some of the stories circulating, is that he is probably suffering acute renal failure," he noted.

"Now, treatment basically involves treating the underlying cause of renal failure. So, if failure is a result of infection, you would use antibiotics to treat the infection. If the cause is dehydration, you would hydrate the patient."

Carey, 41, married Cannon in 2008. She gave birth to twins on the couple's third wedding anniversary on April 30, 2011.