try:
$not_in = get_option('sticky_posts');
$not_in[] = $post->ID;
$myposts = get_posts(
array('cat' => "$cat,-$catHidden",
'post__not_in' => $not_in,
'numberposts' => 10;
)
);
foreach($myposts as $idx=>$post){//do something}
hope this helps