I went to the dermotologist and she was of no help. she said the bumps were due to me rubbing my legs on the pole and she prescribed me a steriod cream, which I am yet to use. She advised me that a patch test (3 visits) is needed to determine if I have an allergy to certain metals and i shouldn't need to have a patch test. She said that most people have allergy to nickel, but I don't have any reaction to any other jewelry.
I just bought chrome x-pole… It would suck if i need to buy another one!