My knee has been hurting for years. I can do some things, but forget bending as in yoga and squatting. An MRI shows a minor tear in my meniscus and the doc says the plica band probably needs to come out given my symptoms. I am having foot surgery at the same time to make the recovery worth while. I read some horror stories here about scoping. Glad I found this site. Any advice comments about the plica excision.